Tag: Orbit
Gravitational assistance: what is it?
Gravitational assistance is a technique using the attraction of planets to give extra speed to an interplanetary probe. We also speak of the gravitational sling effect. This technique is now…
Changes in Earth’s orbit alter the evolution of marine life
We already knew that the eccentricity of the Earth was synchronized with the glacial cycles. French researchers have just discovered that it also governs the evolution of marine life and…
How Earth’s Orbit Influences Biodiversity
We already knew that the eccentricity of the Earth was synchronized with the glacial cycles. French researchers have just discovered that it also governs the evolution of marine life and…