Rational Thinking 101

Making Sense of It All

Tag: Orbit

Earth, How Stuff Works, Mars, The Solar System

How Do We Get to Mars?

September 27, 2020April 13, 2021

This is the kind of question, “How do we get to Mars?” that normally would

Earth, Earth's Moon, Science, The Solar System

Why is the Moon not being pulled into the Earth from gravitational forces? Is the Moons mass stopping gravity from pulling it any further?

January 18, 2020February 26, 2020

The Moon is being pulled toward the Earth, but it’s forward momentum causes it to

Astronomy, Uncategorized

Our Little Ball

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

Sitting here on our little ball, a tiny speck around we go. Orbiting the sun

Earth, Science, Space travel, The Solar System, The Universe

If you were on the ISS, would the view of the stars be completely clear with the lack of atmospheric distortion and light pollution? If so why aren’t there more pictures of it from their pov?

July 5, 2019July 6, 2019

You don’t understand cameras, do you? Well, a quick lesson then. In cameras (other than

Space travel

Build a Vehicle that could park in your garage but fly into orbit?

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

This would be so cool. Everyone would want one, even if they couldn’t afford it.

Earth, Earth's Moon, How Stuff Works, Science, Space travel, The Solar System

Why does the moon revolve around the earth?

June 18, 2018January 18, 2020

It just moves forward. The moon isn’t stationary. It has inertia and no atmosphere in

Astronomy, Science

How Big does a Moon Have to Be?

April 24, 2017July 13, 2019

Not very big! It would just have to be natural. Not made by man! And

Science, Space travel

Is it possible to build an outpost between Earth and Mars?

April 4, 2017

By looking at the illustration below, you would think so! Earth and Mars are so

Rational Thinking 101

An alien microbe as drawn by DALL-E.

Does “sunrise time” mean that’s when it begins to turn light outside, or is it when it’s already kind of light and the sun just finished coming up over the horizon?

What do you think about NASA launching a private crew to the International Space Station?

Could we actually live on Mars?

What happens when a satellite stops working or is no longer needed?

Are there intergalactic stars?

Not much, so much

Is it possible that Mars once had life in the form of tall giant giraffes in it’s ancient past since Mars had a lower gravity than Earth?

Would the government tell us if human-like life was found on Mars?

Tag: Orbit

How Do We Get to Mars?

Why is the Moon not being pulled into the Earth from gravitational forces? Is the Moons mass stopping gravity from pulling it any further?

Our Little Ball

If you were on the ISS, would the view of the stars be completely clear with the lack of atmospheric distortion and light pollution? If so why aren’t there more pictures of it from their pov?

Build a Vehicle that could park in your garage but fly into orbit?

Why does the moon revolve around the earth?

How Big does a Moon Have to Be?

Is it possible to build an outpost between Earth and Mars?

Tag: Orbit

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