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Do Planets Change Speed When Orbiting the Sun?

Yes. The speed at which a planet orbits the Sun changes depending upon how far it is from the…

Assuming that the placement of the rockets is such that the Moon’s orbital speed would increase, this would decrease…

This question has been answered before on this blog. See the answer to Are We Seeing Stars as They…

I believe what you are describing is “superluminal motion”, which is an affect observed in some objects which emit…

In order to determine how many light years across a given angle is on the sky, you need to…

You are correct in that measurements of the speed of light are done in a less-than-perfect vacuum. What we…

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