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Re:Which stars can see Earth as a transiting exoplanet? by chillacy on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @07:42PM (#29020518)
My understanding is that the attenuation at distance is a function of geometry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law
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Re:Which stars can see Earth as a transiting exoplanet? by dhosek on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @11:09PM (#29021932)
Yep. It's why pretty much every force follows the inverse square law, whether it's RF signal strength, sound volume, electromagnetic attraction or gravity.
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Re:Which stars can see Earth as a transiting exoplanet? by scheme271 on Thursday October 28, 2021 @04:23AM (#29023677)
Sort of, the strong and weak nuclear forces don't.
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