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minus-squareSynapse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·2 years agoIf I understand that right, gravity also moves in space at the speed of light, therefore Earth will keep on orbiting for 8min around nothing?
minus-squareDogWater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoThat is correct as weird as it sounds
minus-squareBigBenis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoThe sun could be gone but its influence would remain. Kinda like getting out of a pool and looking back to see the waves on the surface that you caused.
If I understand that right, gravity also moves in space at the speed of light, therefore Earth will keep on orbiting for 8min around nothing?
That is correct as weird as it sounds
The sun could be gone but its influence would remain. Kinda like getting out of a pool and looking back to see the waves on the surface that you caused.