How do we weigh Earth without putting it on a scale?
By combining Newton’s laws of gravitation and motion, we can calculate its mass from gravity, Earth's radius, and the gravitational constant.
Earth's mass: 5.972 × 10²⁴ kg.
06/06 — Why do total solar eclipses happen?
When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it can cover the Sun's disk. If their apparent sizes align just right, we get a total solar eclipse. When the Moon appears smaller, a bright ring remains: an annular eclipse.
01/06 — What makes Earth's Moon special?
Of the Solar System's 8 planets, 6 have natural satellites.But Earth's Moon stands out: its mass is about 1/81 of Earth's, and its diameter is about 27% of Earth's.
Why is this ratio so unusual? 🧵
05/06 — Why do the Sun and Moon look similar in size?
The Sun is about 400 times wider than the Moon—but also about 400 times farther from Earth. Their apparent angular diameters are therefore remarkably similar. This geometry makes total solar eclipses possible.
@yuruyurau Hi! I love your sketches.
I’d like to use and explain some of them in educational Creative Coding videos with full credit and links back to your original posts.
Would that be okay?
Tierra aims to study the evolutionary process by the instantiation of evolution in another form, namely in an ecosystem of interacting and competing machine code programs living in the Tierra environment, which emulates a massively parallel computer.