Questions about the methodology and results of collecting data.
Questions tagged [measurement]
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Why do most Measurements in Space use km?
I understand the use of Metric measurement, the real question is: with how vast space truly is, why do we not use other prefixes like we do for computer memory?
Unit
In meters
In AU
1 kilometer
$1\ 000$ meters (km)
$6.68459\cdot…
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Could we send lots of cheap measurement devices in random directions into the space?
As a layman, I like to read about space exploration and come up with ideas.
One of them that I couldn't refute was a sort of firework that would scatter thousands or even millions of self-locating measurement devices in random directions across the…
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