orbits
Podcast: Orbit
When an object is orbiting the Earth, it’s really falling. The trick, described in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,…
12 years ago
The Flip Side of Exoplanet Orbits
[/caption] It was once thought that our planet was part of a "typical" solar system. Inner rocky worlds, outlying gas…
14 years ago
Eccentricity
When it comes to space, the word eccentricity nearly always refers to orbital eccentricity, or the eccentricity of the orbit…
15 years ago
Retrograde
[/caption] When objects in the Solar System orbit other objects, they can either go in a regular prograde direction, or…
15 years ago