Month: July 2025

ESCAPE TRAJECTORY – A path that allows an object to break free of a planet’s gravity.

LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) – A region where satellites orbit at altitudes below 2,000 km.

GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT – A circular orbit where an object remains fixed relative to a point on Earth.

ORBITAL VELOCITY – The speed needed to maintain orbit around a celestial body.

ORBIT – The curved path of an object around a celestial body.

EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS – A set of equations describing how mass and energy influence spacetime curvature.

EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE – The idea that gravitational and inertial forces are indistinguishable in small regions.

MINKOWSKI SPACETIME – A geometric interpretation of special relativity.