Because the comet's motion with respect to Jupiter was very small, it fell almost straight toward Jupiter, which is why it ended up on a Jupiter-centric orbit of very high eccentricitythat is to say, the ellipse was nearly flattened out.

Because centrifugal force increases according to the square of, one would expect gravity to be cancelled for an object travelling 17 times faster than the Earth's rotation, and in fact satellites in low orbit at the equator complete 17 full orbits in one day.

Because they orbit the Sun on either side of the Earth's orbital path, some of them are, from time to time, 180 ° away from Earth.

Because they can be more energetic than the potential energy that chemical fuel allows for, some laser or microwave powered rocket concepts have the potential to launch vehicles into orbit, single stage.

Because the Earth's orbit around the sun is elliptical, and because of the obliquity of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of the orbit ( the ecliptic ), the apparent solar day varies a few dozen seconds above or below the mean value of 24 hours.

Because of its retrograde orbit and composition similar to Pluto's, Triton is thought to have been captured from the Kuiper belt.

Because moons in retrograde orbits cannot have formed out of the same region of the solar nebula as the planets they orbit, it must have been captured from elsewhere.

Because its orbit comes close to Earth's in two places, Halley's Comet is the parent body of two meteor showers: the Eta Aquariids in early May, and the Orionids in late October.

Because Uranus orbits the Sun almost on its side, and its moons orbit in the planet's equatorial plane, they ( including Oberon ) are subject to an extreme seasonal cycle.

Because of the Earth's annual revolution around the Sun in an orbit that is elliptical and tilted relative to the plane of the equator, an observer at a fixed point on the Earth sees the Sun appear to move in an analemma around a mean position, taking a year to do so.

Because the Earth follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun, the solar mass can be computed from the equation for the orbital period of a small body orbiting a central mass.

Because no supernova is perfectly symmetric, the neutron star will be left with a small velocity relative to its original orbit.

Because it took place at relatively low altitude, atmospheric drag caused the vast majority of the large debris to decay from orbit within a decade.

Because asteroids ' orbits can be highly eccentric, an Aten orbit need not be entirely contained within Earth's orbit ; in fact, nearly all known Aten asteroids have their aphelion greater than one AU even though their semi-major axis is less than one AU.

Because a failure to separate from the S-IVB stage could leave the crew stranded in orbit, the separation system used multiple signal paths, multiple detonators and multiple explosive charges where the detonation of one charge would set off another even if the detonator on that charge failed to function.

Because of the highly elliptical orbit, the satellite remains over an area for long periods of time, allowing amateurs longer contacts through the satellite.

Because the orbit of SPOT 1 was lowered in 2003, it will gradually lose altitude and break up naturally in the atmosphere.

Because a return signal from a target illuminated by a radar transmitter diminishes as the inverse of the fourth power of the distance, for the surveillance radar to work effectively, US-A satellites had to be placed in low Earth orbit.

Because of this orbit, the asteroid is classified as Aten type, named after the asteroid ( 2062 ) Aten.

Because they orbit Mars in low-inclination equatorial orbits, the shadows of Phobos or Deimos projected onto the surface of Mars exhibit a seasonal variation in latitude.

Because of a degraded reaction wheel, the plan was changed so that on February 1, 2009, the orbit was lowered to ±,

Because the multiplier is the same at all periodic points, it can be called a multiplier of periodic orbit.

Because he couldn't hear them, he was more convinced they were there.

Because God is what He is, the laws of the universe, material and spiritual, are what they are.

Because they were new men and to be sure that they didn't get lost, Prevot had placed Warren and White in the center of the patrol as it filed out.

Because they are `` minority '' exercises and have but a limited appeal they soon find themselves in the limbo of the forgotten.

Because they prepare their own meals they also keep in their pockets a good portion of that $10.50 food bill along with most of the tip money.

Because Holstein cattle weren't a beef breed, they were rarely seen on a ranch, though one might be found now and then for the milk supply.

Because they have kept the faith of their medieval fathers, English Catholics have always strongly resented the charge of being `` un-English ''.

Because of their high reactivity, they must be stored under oil in sealed glass ampoules to prevent reaction with air.

Because they often exhibit a combination of high strength and low weight, these alloys became widely used in many forms of industry, including the construction of modern aircraft.

Because of this centrist position, and despite their rejection of Arius, they were called " semi-Arians " by their opponents.

:" Because he had besieged them, the Amathusians cut off Onesilos ’ head and brought it to Amathous, where they hung it above the gates.

Because the choice of allophone is seldom under conscious control, people may not realize they exist.

Because AVL trees are more rigidly balanced, they are faster than red-black trees for lookup intensive applications.

Because they are always genetically identical, the group of four young provides a good subject for scientific, behavioral or medical tests that need consistent biological and genetic makeup in the test subjects.

Because of the gamble they take in the early stage of the game there is a build up of tension, which is immediately released once the train is robbed.

Because the osteoclasts are derived from a monocyte stem-cell lineage, they are equipped with phagocytic-like mechanisms similar to circulating macrophages.

Because copper ions have a 2 + charge, they are attracted to the negative cathodes and collect there.

Because of the subject matter and graphic violence of some of De Palma's films, such as Dressed to Kill, Scarface and Body Double, they are often at the center of controversy with the Motion Picture Association of America, film critics and the viewing public.

Because of the open-ended style of boxing judging, many fights have controversial results, in which one or both fighters believe they have been " robbed " or unfairly denied a victory.

Because they are excited, these fans hit the balloon at different times and in different directions with the motions being completely random.

Because such strains transfer chromosomal genes very efficiently they are called Hfr ( high frequency of recombination ).

Because ballpoint pens are low cost alternatives to both fountain pens and roller-ball pens, they have become largely a disposable product.