Veritasium - Season 2 Episode 19 Is There Gravity In Space?
If you've seen footage from the International Space Station or any of the space shuttle missions, you know that astronauts float around as they orbit the Earth. Why is that? Is it because the gravitational force on them is zero in space? (Or nearly zero?) The truth is that the strength of the gravitational attraction is only slightly less than it is on Earth's surface. So how are they able to float? Well, they aren't floating - they're falling, along with the space station. They don't crash into the Earth because they have a huge orbital velocity. So as they accelerate towards the Earth, the Earth curves away beneath them and they never get any closer. Since the astronauts have the same acceleration as the space station, they feel weightless. It's like being in a free-falling elevator (without the disastrous landing).
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Reality, Talk
Country: Australia, Canada, Norway, United States of America
Studio: YouTube
Director: Derek Muller
Cast: Derek Muller
Crew:
First Air Date: Aug 15, 2010
Last Air date: Sep 30, 2024
Season: 15 Season
Episode: 45 Episode
Runtime: 15 minutes
IMDb: 8.50/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 14.895
Language: English
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Atomic Theory
Thomson's Plum Pudding Model of the Atom
Cathode Rays Lead to Thomson's Model of the Atom
Scientific Notation - Explained!
I'm Atoms (Scientific Cover of Jason Mraz's I'm Yours)
Scientific Notation - Example
The Difference Between Mass and Weight
Egg Experiment to Demonstrate Inertia
Gravity (Scientific Version of John Mayer's Gravity)
How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)
What is a Force?
What Forces Are Acting On You?
Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?
What Is Gravity?
Best Film on Newton's Third Law. Ever.
Calculating Gravitational Attraction
Which Hits The Ground First?
Misconceptions About Falling Objects
Is There Gravity In Space?
Three Incorrect Laws of Motion
Experiments A Cappella
Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos
What Are Atoms and Isotopes?
Supercooled Water - Explained!
How Damaging is Radiation?