Cosmic Queries – Get Some Space
StarTalk Radio
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How Much Mass Will Earth Collect From Space Material All the Time?
Earth plows through several hundred tons of meteor dust a day. That's like a net flying full speed ahead into an elephant and the elephant says, hey, put the shoving. PN wonders who wants to know this. With earth gathering mass from space material all the time, when will the mass increase to have an effect on Earth's orbit? And what would that effect be?
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