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Solar system visualiser
Visit this interactive site to explore the orbits of planets and their moons in our solar system and also in a wide selection of extrasolar planetary systems.
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Gravity-Assist Orbit
Planetary exploration vessels like Voyager I and Voyager II made use of propulsion maneuvers which gained energy from the planets and moons they passed.
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Kepler’s Tally of Planets
A really interesting data visualisation of all the planets Kepler has found, complete with information about their size, temperature, and distance and period of orbit.
Hits: 83
Newtonian Mountain
Shows cannonball projected off mountain. Different speeds produce different results. I particularly liked the "touch" when the ball completed an orbit and returned to where it left the mountain!
Hits: 1851
Solar System Live
A relatively basic animation that allows you to view the entire Solar system, or just the inner planets (through the orbit of Mars).
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Escape Velocity
Description of calculation to find an escape velocity such as for an object launched from earth to avoid orbit.
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Common space misconceptions
What shape is the Earth's orbit? How doe seasons work? Test your knowledge in this quiz aimed at revealing common misconceptions.
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Pierre-Simon Laplace
Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749 - 1817) was a French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who is best known for his investigations into the solar system in particular the orbits of planets.
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Cygnus X-1
Doppler studies of this blue supergiant in Cygnus indicate a period of 5.6 days in orbit around an unseen companion. The mass of the companion is calculated to be 8-10 solar masses, much too large to ...
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Escape Velocity Calculator
Use this site to find the velocity for a body to escape orbit.
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