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There's more than just gravity at work in the solar system (phys.org)
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A new paper discusses how recoiling ice from comets can push them around and how the radiation pressure from the sun drives material outward. There are also relativistic effects that can cause particles to spiral inward toward the sun.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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