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What if an object hit the Earth at the speed of light?
It wouldn’t annihilate the earth completely, but it would wipe out everything on the surface of our planet, leaving it a glowing rock with a surface temperature of about 5,000–6,000º C, or a bit hotter than the surface of the sun.
What would happen if a baseball hit the Earth at the speed of light?
Starts here11:31Hitting Earth with a Grain of Sand Going 99.9\% the Speed of LightYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clip52 second suggested clipSo because we don’t have an infinite amount of energy usually what we do is we say that something isMoreSo because we don’t have an infinite amount of energy usually what we do is we say that something is moving at a certain percentage of the speed of light like 99.9 percent the speed of light.
What would happen if Turkey hit Earth at the speed of light?
The speed of light is nearly 300,000 km per sec(186,282 mi per sec). If an object were going this fast, it could circle the Earth 7.5 time in just a single second. In other words, when our turkey is moving at the speed of light, it would have an infinite mass and a length of zero, which is impossible.
What happens if a needle falls from space?
Starts here10:02What If a Needle Hits the Earth at the Speed of Light? – YouTubeYouTube
What happens if a needle hits Earth?
The mass of our planet is an immense 5.9 x 10^24 kg. The needle is moving at the speed of light, or around 300,000,000 m/s. The Earth is moving at a much lower speed, 30,000 m/s. And such a wave of kinetic energy, combined with the impact of the collision, will probably destroy our planet and all life on it.
What would happen if you throw a ball from the ISS?
If you throw a ball towards the Earth from the ISS you’d think it would fall into the Tasmanian sea. After all it is traveling towards the sea, so no matter how slowly it travels, surely it will get there eventually.
Does the Earth travel when you throw a ball?
First, if you throw a ball towards the Earth – yes it’s traveling that way when you throw it. So, it is natural to think that no matter how slow it is, it would get there eventually.
Is it possible for an object to hit the Earth?
The answer is Yes, and No. Depends what you mean by hitting the Earth. First, if you throw a ball towards the Earth – yes it’s traveling that way when you throw it. So, it is natural to think that no matter how slow it is, it would get there eventually.
How does the orbit of the International Space Station affect the ball?
If the orbit of the ISS is perfectly circular, your ball’s orbit will be more elliptical. It has a perigee – time when it’s closest to the Earth a quarter of an orbit after you threw it, then returns across the orbit of the ISS half an orbit later, and has an apogee, furthest from Earth, three quarters of an orbit after you throw it.