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[โ€“] nucleative@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (22 children)

I know we're in a meme community but this did get me thinking... Not only is the Earth spinning but it's also in an orbit around the Sun which is also orbiting around the center of the Milky Way which is moving through space relative to other galaxies and so on.

Do we have enough information to calculate a position in space in the future for Earth without a fixed reference other than current point?

[โ€“] ssnoer@feddit.dk 5 points 1 day ago

There is not central point in the universe, and no way to calculate a position. Everything is relatove

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