How much do you weigh in space? Well, as Neil deGrasse Tyson will tell you, weight is not what you think it is. On this StarTalk Explainer, Neil and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore what’s going on when you blast off.
Neil tells us why we should be thinking about how much mass something contains instead of how much something weighs. You’ll learn why your weight in water is basically zero.
Why are astronauts weightless in space? Neil explains how Sir Isaac Newton discovered orbits. Find out why most energy from a rocket launch is not used to get the rocket into space. All that, plus, we explore the science of Ad Astra, The Expanse, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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"Black Swan” & "White Swan" limited edition serigraph prints by Coast Salish artist Jane Kwatleematt Marston. For more information about this artist and her work, visit Inuit Gallery of Vancouver [ Ссылка ].
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