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Circular Motion
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Gravity lends a hand

Gravity assists are used to alter the path and speed of spacecraft. Perhaps the most extended gravity assist ever achieved was...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Circular Motion
Forces and Motion IOP RESOURCES

The rogue asteroid

An asteroid passing close to Earth may have its orbit deflected in such a way as to cause a collision in the future; regions...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Circular Motion
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Yo-yo satellites

Some satellites are deliberately spun about an axis perpendicular to their orbital plane in order to prevent their position...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

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