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minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agosg1 taught us that, its either jupiter, or another gas giant or a black hole.
minus-square0x0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days ago or a black hole. Not a physicist but i don’t think a black hole would work…
minus-squareWolf@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoWhy wouldn’t it? A gravity well is a gravity well. As long as you remain outside the event horizon it should work in the same way.
minus-squaresleen@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoAs the other commenter has stated, it’s not about the gravity - because you have to ultimately counter that gravity to escape. But it is about the kinetic energy of the planet as it orbits.
sg1 taught us that, its either jupiter, or another gas giant or a black hole.
Not a physicist but i don’t think a black hole would work…
Why wouldn’t it? A gravity well is a gravity well. As long as you remain outside the event horizon it should work in the same way.
As the other commenter has stated, it’s not about the gravity - because you have to ultimately counter that gravity to escape. But it is about the kinetic energy of the planet as it orbits.