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Undergrad Why doesn't the earth spiral into the sun?
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Undergrad Why doesn't the earth spiral into the sun?
Hi all! If space isn't a true vacuum, why doesn't our Earth lose its speed due to friction? I know that it's a near vacuum outside our atmosphere and the friction would be almost negligable. But in the course of a billion years, shouldn't it have an effect? Why aren't we slowing down...