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Astronomers Discover a New Comet That Orbits the Sun, but Has

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Astronomers discover a new comet that orbits the Sun, but has its aphelion (the furthest point in its orbit) beyond Neptune. Astronomers studying this comet have the right to expect that it:


A) will follow Newton's laws of motion
B) will move ahead in a straight line at a steady speed because of the law of inertia
C) will not obey Newton's universal law of gravitation
D) will not have an equal and opposite force in empty space when the force of the Sun's gravity pulls on it
E) astronomer have no right to expect ANY of the above.

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