Can the astronaut tell at what speed is he moving?

Raphael Mccullough

Raphael Mccullough

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2022-05-08

Can the astronaut tell at what speed is he moving? and how do you define speed in that case when you have no outside references. Can you refer to the speed relative to the empty space?

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exorteygrdh

exorteygrdh

Beginner2022-05-09Added 16 answers

No. This is already the case in Newtonian mechanics. Speed is always relative to some reference frame.

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