Takao Doi, astronauta japonês, fez parte da última missão da NASA que aterrou na quarta-feira. Nesta viagem decidiu lançar um boomerang e verificar o que acontece. De facto o boomerang, na situação de microgravidade, realizou a sua trajectória como o faria na Terra, regressando ao seu lançador.
Tudo acontece porque a trajectória deste objecto não depende da gravidade, mas depende da atmosfera em si (forças e pressão exercidas na superfície deste).
Vejam o artigo em
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13525-does-a-boomerang-thrown-in-space-return-to-its-pitcher.html
Um abraço,
EUFISICA
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Featured Post
IBSE about Light Pollution
Here is my presentation that happened in the Discover the Cosmos Conference (Volos, Greece - 2013). The presentation was an Inquiry Base...
Popular Posts
-
Standard Model - Source: Wikipedia The Standard Model of particle physics is the theoretical framework that describes the fundamental bu...
-
The paper shows that if a car stops at a stop sign, an observer, e.g., a police officer, located at a certain distance perpendicular...
-
Eggnaut protection created with Gemini One of the students’ favorite challenges is the Eggnaut experiment. In this activity, they use the ...
-
New electric diwheel hints at future of city transportation (PhysOrg.com) -- In a bit of technical wizardry, students from the University ...
-
Scales in the Universe - Created with Gemini AI The scale of the universe is so vast that our everyday units of measurement completely bre...
No comments:
Post a Comment