Does mass affect acceleration in space?
“What are the factors that affect the acceleration due to gravity?” Mass does not affect the acceleration due to gravity in any measurable way. The two quantities are independent of one another. Light objects accelerate more slowly than heavy objects only when forces other than gravity are also at work.
Would you feel G if you accelerate in space?
In both cases there is a gravitational force on the human but this gravitational force causes the human to accelerate. Since there is no spring compression, you (the human) would feel weightless. And yes, this is why astronauts feel weightless in orbit even though there is indeed gravity in space.
Why does mass not matter in space?
If we are comparing two different things to each other on Earth, they are pulled the same by gravity and so the one with more mass weighs more. But in space, where the pull of gravity is very small, something can have almost no weight. It still has matter in it, though, so it still has mass.
Why can’t rockets accelerate in space?
In space, rockets zoom around with no air to push against. Rockets and engines in space behave according to Isaac Newton’s third law of motion: Every action produces an equal and opposite reaction. When a rocket shoots fuel out one end, this propels the rocket forward — no air is required.
Can a spaceship accelerate for ever?
EDIT: Even if spaceship accelerates for ever, it’s velocity with respect to other objects will never exceed light speed c. Proof is given below. Let us consider the following problem: The spaceship starts at time t = 0 from Earth and is moving with constant acceleration w in it’s rest frame.
What happens if an astronaut has more mass than an object?
If the astronaut has more mass than the object, their acceleration must be smaller than the acceleration of the object to keep the equality. If the object is more massive than the astronaut, then the astronaut’s acceleration will be more than that of the object.
What happens if you throw a weightless object in space?
If you throw an object in any of those “spaces” it will be in freefall and therefore weightless, but it will be accelerated according to the strength of the gravitational field in which it is located. The only way it would not be accelerated is if it were at some point where gravitational forces from different directions just canceled out.
What happens to an object thrown in space when force is removed?
Once Force is removed, it can’t accelerate. An object thrown in space will move according to the forces on it in space. For instance, if you threw it in space near the Earth, it would accelerate due to the Earth’s gravity. There can be quite a lot of forces in space: space is a big place.