Do bullets travel faster in space?

Bullets shot in space wouldn't really travel any faster than they would on Earth, though they could travel farther. On Earth, gravity eventually pulls the bullet down, even if it doesn't hit anything — or anyone.

Do bullets go faster in space?

So: instantaneously after firing, the speed of a bullet in space and on earth should be the same. The effect of drag on the bullet will slow it down on earth, which the bullet would not feel in space, but for objects the size and shape of a bullet, this doesn't have a very large effect on the speed of the bullet.

Would a bullet slow down in space?

"The bullet will never stop, because the universe is expanding faster than the bullet can catch up with any serious amount of mass" to slow it down, said Matija Cuk, an astronomer with joint appointments at Harvard University and the SETI Institute.

Would a bullet travel faster on the moon?

So, neglecting air resistance, the bullet will go about 6 times farther on the Moon than on Earth.

How would a bullet move in space?

Assuming you are floating freely in space the gun will work just as it does on Earth. However, the bullet will continue moving for many thousands of years, eventually coming to a stop due to the friction from the diffuse material found in 'empty' space (or when it encounters another object).

How Do Bullets Travel With Incredible Speed?

Is a bullet faster than gravity?

Because gravity is constant (i.e. it doesn't change), the bullet will speed up while coming down at the SAME RATE as it slowed down when it was going up. So when it reaches the bottom, it will be going at the same speed as it was when it was first shot from the gun.

Have we ever fired a gun in space?

In 1975, the Soviet Union did something that had never been done in space before. They fired a gun from a space station, the one and only time such a thing has happened. It was an event that was only uncovered after the fall of the USSR in the early 1990s.

How far will a bullet travel in outer space?

In space, where there is no gravity, your bullet could keep moving forever as long as it doesn't hit something — like an asteroid or a planet.

What happens if you shoot an arrow on the Moon?

The moon isn't really zero-gravity, it is 1/6 Earth normal gravity. If there were no gravity on the Moon, the bullet and arrow would travel a tangential path along the surface and eventually leave the moon and go off into space.

Can you start a fire on the Moon?

“The fuel and oxidizer in a match head would cause the tip to burn, but not for long because of lack of oxygen.” And in the moon's complete lack of atmosphere, a match cannot ignite at all — explanation enough for why Neil Armstrong didn't celebrate his step onto the lunar surface with a candlelight dinner.

Will a bullet fire on the Moon?

Despite the abundance of oxygen on Earth, however, most gun ammunition comes with its own oxidizer "built in", so to speak. The result is that a gun can fire even in the absence of oxygen, such as on the Moon.

Can you move forever in space?

According to Newton's first law, yes. The velocity of any object will remain constant if no forces affect it.

What happens if u shoot a bullet in the air?

If you fire a gun into the air, the bullet will travel up to a mile high (depending on the angle of the shot and the power of the gun). Once it reaches its apogee, the bullet will fall.

Do bullets go off in a fire?

In a structure fire, the heat produced during the burn activates and causes the bullets to explode; the larger the caliber of the bullet, the more explosive potential.

What is the fastest bullet?

220 Swift remains the fastest commercial cartridge in the world, with a published velocity of 1,422 m/s (4,665 ft/s) using a 1.9 grams (29 gr) bullet and 2.7 grams (42 gr) of 3031 powder.

Would a compass work on the moon?

Does a compass work on the Moon? A Theoretically, yes, but ''you wouldn't want to depend on getting back home using it,'' said John W. Dietrich, curator of lunar samples at the Johnson Space Center, Houston. On Earth, a compass needle points to the North Magnetic pole.

Does the moon have a magnetic field?

The Moon lacks a magnetic field today, and models of its core suggest that it was probably too small and lacked the convective force to have ever produced a continuously strong magnetic field. In order for a core to have a strong convective churn, it needs to dissipate a lot of heat.

Why is there no sound in space?

Sound does not travel at all in space. The vacuum of outer space has essentially zero air. Because sound is just vibrating air, space has no air to vibrate and therefore no sound. If you are sitting in a space ship and another space ship explodes, you would hear nothing.

How cold is space?

The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite has refined temperature measurements taken way back in 1964. According to data from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, the temperature of space is 2.725K (2.725 degrees above absolute zero).

Do you keep your momentum in space?

Consider the rocket resting in space. There is no momentum in the system. Next, the engine ignites. As the exhaust gases go in one direction, the rocket goes in the other to keep the total momentum of the system constant.

Do Russians have guns in space?

The TP-82 (Russian: ТП-82) was a triple-barrelled Soviet pistol that was carried by cosmonauts on space missions. It was intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness.

Is there sound in space?

No, there isn't sound in space.

This is because sound travels through the vibration of particles, and space is a vacuum. On Earth, sound mainly travels to your ears by way of vibrating air molecules, but in near-empty regions of space there are no (or very, very few) particles to vibrate – so no sound.

What happens if you shoot a gun underwater?

Ballistics: When guns are submerged underwater, the water quickly fills the barrel that when you fire the gun, the bullet will have to push all the water out from the barrel bearing all the weight of the water which may be heavier than the bullet. This will dramatically decrease the range of the bullet.