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Hello EBENEZR. The short answer: engineering would be preferable but physics is probable. The long answer: The interplanetary work that you mention is sort of unique in that it is primarily handled (in the US, at least) at NASA JPL which is in California. JPL is sort of the odd duckling of the...

My background: 2007 BSEE in USA. I've worked in the aerospace industry since I graduated with two companies. My responses: Is engineering hard?-I choose to look at it as challenging. The curriculum pushes your limits in terms of learning, math, science, time-management, etc. I don't like...

Homework Statement Introduction to Electrodynamics by Griffiths, 3rd ed. pg 141-2, Example 3.8: An uncharged metal sphere of radius R is placed in an otherwise uniform electric field E=(0,0,E). [The field will push positive charge to the northern surface of the sphere, leaving a negative...