Cluesforum—Exposing Mass Deception

So, help me out. I don’t get the straight line to-and-from in the illustration of the bouncing laser light. Both the Earth and the Moon are rotating on their axes. The Moon is 238,900 miles from Earth, which means the roundtrip is 477,800 miles. Light travels at 186,282 miles per second. This means ...

Good morning to you, MagicFlame007, I am no expert in astrophysics. I only know what I read from the experts. Your first question is not clear to me. You seem to ask if there could be a gravity-assist from the Moon in plotting a course toward an outer planet. I couldn't say. If I understand what I r...

MagicFlame007 used the analogy of a rocket launch being like bringing goods to a hilltop market from out of a valley. This image helped clarify a question I have been tossing around in my head. Any other market you might want to visit (i.e., any other body in this solar system) is up an even higher ...

Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a middle-aged American living in the Midwest. I have been following the Cluesforum for a few years now. My areas of professional expertise are comparative religion and linguistics. I don't know that I will have time to contribute much in the way of original ...