PhET – Gravity And Orbits

Move the sun, earth, moon and space station to see how it affects their gravitational forces and orbital paths. Visualize the sizes and distances between different heavenly bodies, and turn off gravity to see what would happen without it!

(Choose the fullscreen option down the bottom right hand corner.)

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gravity-and-orbits

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