center of mass

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Co-founder Yuzhe Qin said the battery and electronics go into the base, which gives it a low center of mass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

The two asteroids orbit a shared center of mass in what scientists call a binary system.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

As they climb the curved ramp, they pop up and bring their center of mass closer to the center of rotation, and they speed up.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

Eventually, when its nuclear batteries run out of juice for good, it will continue to quietly orbit the center of mass of the Milky Way for eternity.

From Salon • May 7, 2023

So the center of gravity of our bodies was not the same as its center of mass.

From Tillie by Graham, Roger Phillips