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\nExplore the physics of a double-star system: calculate the angular speed of two orbiting stars and determine the minimum escape speed a meteoroid needs to flee the gravitational pull from the center of mass.\nExplore the physics of a double-star system: calculate the angular speed of two orbiting stars and determine the minimum escape speed a meteoroid needs to flee the gravitational pull from the center of mass.\n
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\nThe Science Cube\n\n
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2025
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gravitational force, energy, mass
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