Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 24 days agoOn a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeamlemmy.worldimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down14
arrow-up1110arrow-down1imageOn a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeamlemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 24 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·24 days agoBut our rock isn’t floating, it’s falling constantly towards the sun with only its lateral velocity preventing it from hitting the star. It’s not floating like it’s suspended, if the planet ever stopped it would rapidly plunge to its doom.
But our rock isn’t floating, it’s falling constantly towards the sun with only its lateral velocity preventing it from hitting the star. It’s not floating like it’s suspended, if the planet ever stopped it would rapidly plunge to its doom.