How is SpaceX Starship different from other rockets? To answer that question, we need to look at what makes Starship unusual. Unlike many traditional rockets, Starship is being designed as a large, reusable space transportation system that can eventually carry cargo and people beyond Earth. Rockets have been carrying satellites, spacecraft and astronauts into space … Read more
Why don’t we feel the Earth spinning? The Earth is spinning all the time. In fact, the ground beneath your feet is moving incredibly fast as the planet rotates around its axis. So here is a strange question: If the Earth is spinning so fast, why don’t we feel it? You don’t feel the Earth … Read more
If Earth’s gravity is constantly pulling the Moon toward us, why doesn’t the Moon fall to Earth? The surprising answer is: The Moon is actually falling toward Earth all the time. It just keeps missing Earth. That may sound strange, but it is one of the simplest and most fascinating ways to understand how an … Read more
