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minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoWell yes, I was wondering about the escape velocity not the escape distance. The question is, are they actually going fast enough to cross that boundary and fall into another star’s gravity well, or are they going to end up orbiting our star?
Well yes, I was wondering about the escape velocity not the escape distance.
The question is, are they actually going fast enough to cross that boundary and fall into another star’s gravity well, or are they going to end up orbiting our star?
they’ll escape