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Why don't the Sun and Moon fall to Earth?

Cornelia Borrmann
August 30, 2024

Earth hurtles through space at 30km/second. At that speed it strikes a balance between gravity exerted by the Sun and its own centrifugal force, falling into a stable orbit. This week's viewer question comes from Telmires A. R. in Brazil.

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