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Yes, perhaps. But I would like to know if that's what actually happens :)

Here, I assumed that the 2 objects are magnetic and hence, clumped together. But it can be anything like an object with a glue or something.

Let's assume that the energy is lost via radiation. Then, from the above example, approx. 17 J of energy is lost in a very short time span. From calculations, frequency of that radiation would be 2.6 x 10^34, which is really close to the Maximum possible value achievable. This radiation can only...

I meant that the objects, (metal magnets most probably), wouldn't emit any heat/ light energy like the Sun, since they aren't luminous.

So if you were to use the data in my example, how would you calculate it?

I would usually say, "Lost as Heat or Sound..." etc if this happened on earth... But I can't imagine heat or sound being produced in outer space...

Let's say that 2 objects inelastically collided in outer space. One has a Mass of 2kg, and velocity 5m/s. The other has a Mass of 4kg, and velocity is 0m/s. ( at rest) 1) Energy cannot be created or destroyed. (Energy is conserved) 2) Momentum is conserved. Total Momentum before was (2x5) +...

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