Questions answered in this episode:
"If we were to add a lot of mass to the moon, for its gravity to get stronger, what would that mean to the rotation of the earth?" - Barrows0re
"If smaller objects are being pulled by larger objects, then why does the moon get further and further away from earth?" - Draftgon
"Why are celestial bodies always spherical in shape? i.e stars, planets, moons." - AzA
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