New posts in Orbital Motion

Why aren't satellites disintegrated even though they orbit earth within earth's Roche Limits?

What are the forces behind the orbit of the Earth around the Sun?

Why does the Earth follow an elliptical trajectory rather than a parabolic one?

Kepler's 3rd law: ratios don't fit data

I don't understand why escape velocity is necessary

Does gravity sometimes get transmitted faster than the speed of light?

Stability of circular orbit in attractive inverse cube central force field

Is a stable orbit possible inside the ergosphere of a Kerr (spinning) black hole?

Shouldn't ball has to move in the circle even after cutting the rope by which it was attached?

Why is argon a noble gas but not, say, beryllium or palladium?