Sentences with phrase «feeble gravity»

(That is in part because of Phobos's feeble gravity; a well - aimed pitch could launch a softball off its surface.)

In August, Rosetta arrived at 67P, and scientists began a frantic effort to map the feeble gravity of the comet's mountain - sized nucleus even as they searched for boulder - free, level landing terrains.

Earth's relatively feeble gravity couldn't grab on to the water vapor, or any other gas for that matter.

Brilliant streaks on the crater walls suggest that even the feeble gravity of this moon is strong enough to erode loose material; bluish regions near the crater rim may be younger exposed surfaces.

Those readings will reveal whether the asteroid is a single intact object, a mash - up of disparate ones or a jumble of rocks barely held together by its feeble gravity — necessary information to have before you try to knock an incoming asteroid out of the way.

Not exact matches

Nearly every instance of an object accelerating generates gravity waves — you produced feeble ones getting out of bed this morning.

Their beef: As forces go, gravity is implausibly feeble.

A great deal of current research in theoretical physics is motivated by a yearning to understand why gravity is so feeble.