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Questions of the science and space exploration related to Earth.
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What does the Sun-Earth-Moon system look like from the Sun-Earth L-2 point?
Earth mostly but not completely eclipses the Sun's disk. The Earth and Moon appear as completely black disks in comparison to the Sun's intensity. … I believe the Moon should be slightly illuminated indirectly by light reflected from Earth in this view. …
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Does it make any scientific sense that a comet coming to crush Earth would appear "sideways"...
If you're the comet, the way to hit Earth is not to head directly for it. That's because Earth is orbiting the sun: you need to aim at where Earth will be, not where it is right now. … Just imagine the probe (purple) is the comet, on a trajectory to collide with Earth (green).
As you can see, the comet isn't headed "right at" Earth. …
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