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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 17 > Gravity wells serve as space ‘parking lots’

Gravity wells serve as space ‘parking lots’

These spots are ideal places to view the universe

By Robert S. Boyd / The Bulletin
July 17, 2009

WASHINGTON — Nature has provided five huge rest stops far out in space for the convenience of spacecraft traveling from Earth.

Some NASA folks call them “parking lots” in space.

They’re unusual locations where gravity loses its pull and a spaceship can....

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