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10 March, 18:48

What would happen to an object in orbit without gravity pulling down?

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  1. 10 March, 18:50
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    Orbits only exist because of gravity.

    If gravity somehow suddenly shuts off, then an object

    in an orbit sails away in a straight line, in the direction

    and at the speed it had when gravity disappeared.
  2. 10 March, 18:51
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    It would float in space since there is nothing to pull it
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