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High School What Can You Expect to See from Earth During the Comet Buster Impact?
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High School What is the distance to the nearest star?
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High School Texts on Introduction to Astronomy/Cosmology
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High School What Can You Actually See in the Asteroid Belt with the Naked Eye?
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High School Why Variable Stars Change Magnitudes Periodically
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High School Explosions in Space: No Use in Space?
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High School Does nightime sky face outer or inner galaxy?
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High School Can TV Static Detect Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?
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High School How Can a Chinese Student Explore the Universe and Improve English Skills?
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High School Voyager Exits Solar System: Shockwave-ish Lines Explained
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High School Diamonds on other planets? Or just Earth?
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High School Is There a Center to the Universe?
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High School Kleopatra main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
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High School What Is Pluto? Can We Live There?
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High School Does the Moon's Gravity Attract Earth?
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High School Spiral Galaxies: 3 Distinguishing Characteristics
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High School More precise numbers on 2004MN4 asteroid flyby in 2029
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High School Big Bang Project Ideas: Get Creative!
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High School Could Jupiter Be a Failed Star?
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High School Studying Neptune: Investigating the Unknown
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High School Questions About the Sky: An Array of Questions
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High School The Moon's Rotation and Why it Doesn't Spin: Theories and Explanations
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High School Current Theory of Expansion of Space: What Do Scientists Think?
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High School Saturn is diminished and can be put into a PURE water container
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High School Matter/Energy Ratio: Help Needed on Critical Universe Ques.
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High School Sun Rise Laser Cannon Aiming - Unraveling the Mystery
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High School Can a Gong in Space Vibrate Without Sound?
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High School Are There Solar Systems with More Than Three Stars?
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High School Top 10 Hands-On Astronomy Activities?
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High School What Are Black Holes and How Do They Curved Space?
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High School Is Teegarden's star really that close?
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High School Temperature of Space - Facts & Figures
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High School What Causes the Moon to Appear Orange?
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High School Predicting Solar and Lunar Eclipses
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High School The Great Red Spot: What Caused Jupiter's Huge Red Spot?
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High School Where Can I Find Comprehensive Resources on the Cosmic Microwave Background?
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High School Discovering Hoag's Object: A Fascinating Cosmic Smoke Ring in Space
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High School How does distance from the sun affect the apparent brightness?
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High School Solar Flares: Causes, Effects & Prevention
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High School What is the cutoff speed-of-sound for humans to distinguish direction in water?
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High School How does light interact with objects?
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High School Electric Planet? Is It Possible?
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High School Need Term for a Star and Its Associated Bodies
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High School Are Solar Systems Common in the Universe?
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High School The age of the universe: easy question - hard answer
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High School Your Definition Of An Earth-Like Planet?
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High School What Topics Can I Explore About Singularity for My Oral Presentation?
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High School Astrophysics -What actually is this?
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High School The Impact of a Moonless Earth: Effects on Tides and Beyond
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High School Is it safe to assume that Earth-like planets are the best
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High School Relative Planet Distances: Find Date/Start/Destination Distances
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High School Earth's Orbit: Why Is It Not Circular?
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High School What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Universe?
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High School Astronomy is the oldest of the physical sciences
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High School Brightest Explosion Ever Observed
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High School How is the Distance Between Stars Measured?
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High School Moons with Moons: Solar System Possiblities
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High School Boarder of Universe: What Makes It & Can It Change?
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High School Astronomy & Cosmology: What's the Difference?
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High School Unraveling the Mystery of Pluto: 75 Years Since Its Discovery and Counting
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High School How much radiation comes in contact with the martian surface?
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High School Finding Solar Path Data - Resources for Sun Position in Sky
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High School How Can Light Exist When Time is Stopped?
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High School Calculate Sun Angle: Length of Object by Shadow
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High School I have a Question about the big bang theory
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High School Is Moisture Harmful to Telescope Lenses in Cold Weather?
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High School Velocity of a galaxy, is it the rotating speed around itself?
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High School What Causes Earth's Tilt on Its Axis?
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High School Universe Expansion: How Does It Work?
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High School Deep Impact: NASA's Mission to Smash a Comet on the Fourth of July
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High School How does the Earth's atmosphere affect the perception of color in space?
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High School Will We Find Extraterrestrial Life Within the Next Twenty Years?
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High School What is a Main Sequence and Why is it Important for Stars?
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High School What Makes a Black Hole the Densest Place in the Universe?
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High School Friday the 13th, 2029? The odds of impact
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High School What are the best resources for studying NGC and Messier objects?
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High School Did Comet Machholz Lack a Visible Tail?
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High School Cause of Gravity: How Does It Work?
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High School Do Planets Generate Their Own Light?
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High School What is zeeman and stark effects?
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High School Why does the earth rotate around its
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High School Investigating the Effect of the Sun on Tides
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High School Is Water Essential for Extraterrestrial Life?
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High School Why does a bight object like the sun have negative magnitude?
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High School Can Aliens Decode Our Messages? M13 Mystery Unveiled!
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High School How do nebulas form stars and solar systems?
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High School Pluto's Planet Status: The Truth About the Ninth Planet of Our Solar System
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High School Relative Gravity: How Size Affects Force of Gravity
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High School What is the true color of the sun and how are we able to capture it in images?
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High School Asteroid Math: Get Help with Large Math Project
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High School Deja vu is a ripple in space-time
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High School Make Sense of our Solar System's Place in the Universe
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High School Big Bang Theory: What We Know So Far
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High School How Would Life Change Without the Moon's Gravity?
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High School Get Physics Help: Big Bang Explained
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High School Prove that 1 parsec = 3.26 light years?
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High School Can a Planet Really Be Destroyed Like in Star Wars?
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High School What is Sean Carroll's Cosmology Primer?
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High School Spacecraft traveled into space from Earth
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High School Defining Planets and Moons: Size Matters
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