Gary, Electromagnetic Forces keep the satellites from falling. See: http://www.geocentricperspective.com/page83.htm "Gravitation" and see: http://www.geocentricperspective.com/page7.htm "A gravitational field different from that of Newton" Bernie Brauer ------------------------------------------ Bernie The universe is not contiguous. There are uneven gaps. The Earth is a solid. Thus, gravity/mass pulls evenly on the satellites, while the universe, as it rotates around the Earth, does not exert uniform gravitational pull in the opposite direction. Why don't the satellites fall? _________ Gary, The radius of the universe is only one-half a light-day thick, 8 billion miles. It is the universe and not the Earth that rotates and supplies the counteracting force. from article: "At exactly 22,300 miles above the equator, the force of gravity is cancelled by the centrifugal force of the rotating universe. This is the ideal spot to park a stationary satellite." Bernie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernie "There is something I don't understand. How do geostationary satellites remain in orbit if the Earth is not rotating? They are said to remain stationary because centrifugal force exactly offsets gravity. But if the Earth doesn't move, the satellites would fall. But they don't fall. Why not?" Gary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.reformation.org/geostationary-satellites.html (Go to link if images do not show ) --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.