silas to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoWhat’s something on your mind lately that nobody else would understand?message-square224fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down12
arrow-up1177arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s something on your mind lately that nobody else would understand?silas to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squareSneezycatlinkfedilink27•1 year agoThere is gravitational pull, from both the Earth and the Sun. The JWST is orbiting the “earth-sun system” if you will. You can read more about Lagrange points here.
minus-squareSneezycatlinkfedilink4•edit-21 year agoIt’s not really a three body problem. For that, the gravity of the JWST would have to affect the other two bodies, but its gravity is negligible.
There is gravitational pull, from both the Earth and the Sun. The JWST is orbiting the “earth-sun system” if you will.
You can read more about Lagrange points here.
So they solved the Three Body Problem?
It’s not really a three body problem. For that, the gravity of the JWST would have to affect the other two bodies, but its gravity is negligible.