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Join in expert discussion on the topics of Astronomy and astrophysics. This may include discussion on celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole. Mainstream science only.

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High School Asteroid 2004 FH: Close Flyby and Potential Impact Creates Concern

Mar 19, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 20, 2004

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High School What is the largest known orbit?

Mar 18, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 18, 2004

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High School Have Scientists Discovered a 10th Planet in Our Solar System?

Mar 15, 2004 · Replies 10 · Mar 15, 2004

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High School Is it Possible to Fly an Airplane on Mars?

Mar 10, 2004 · Replies 3 · Mar 10, 2004

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High School Astronomy Project Ideas: Star Collision & More!

Feb 15, 2004 · Replies 4 · Mar 6, 2004

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High School Can Stars Really Collide?

Mar 4, 2004 · Replies 3 · Mar 6, 2004

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High School How can gyros and fins on spaceships improve long-term survival in space?

Feb 29, 2004 · Replies 5 · Mar 6, 2004

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High School Unravelling the Mystery of Dark Matter

Mar 5, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 5, 2004

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High School Earth almost put on impact alert

Feb 25, 2004 · Replies 12 · Mar 4, 2004

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High School What does space look like from space?

Feb 28, 2004 · Replies 7 · Mar 3, 2004

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High School Comparing Telescopes: Konus 500 vs Konus 200 vs Mead LDX55

Mar 3, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 3, 2004

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High School UFO's trapped in the black hole

Mar 2, 2004 · Replies 2 · Mar 2, 2004

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High School Universe Age: 13 Billion Years, Revealed by Light Travel

Feb 19, 2004 · Replies 26 · Mar 2, 2004

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High School Spacefuel: Utilizing Iron-Dust as a Cheap and Efficient Fuel Source

Feb 5, 2004 · Replies 3 · Feb 29, 2004

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High School Sunspots: Viewing at Home - Simplest Method

Feb 25, 2004 · Replies 6 · Feb 26, 2004

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High School Why Do Stars Twinkle? Supernovas & Photons

Feb 24, 2004 · Replies 8 · Feb 24, 2004

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High School Exploring the Mass & Shape of the Sun

Feb 20, 2004 · Replies 14 · Feb 22, 2004

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High School What is the largest object discovered in the Solar System since Pluto?

Feb 20, 2004 · Replies 1 · Feb 20, 2004

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High School What Is the Size of a Black Hole?

Feb 8, 2004 · Replies 1 · Feb 8, 2004

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High School Saturn’s Titan Eyed For Increased Exploration

Feb 5, 2004 · Replies 1 · Feb 5, 2004

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High School Who created the Crunch Theory and the Continual Expansion Theory ?

Feb 1, 2004 · Replies 3 · Feb 3, 2004

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High School What is a planet's order called?

Jan 20, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jan 28, 2004

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High School Is Bush's Moon-Mars Initiative a New Space Frontier?

Jan 15, 2004 · Replies 34 · Jan 23, 2004

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High School Planet or Star: How to Tell the Difference When Stargazing?

Jan 20, 2004 · Replies 11 · Jan 22, 2004

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High School Greetings Physics Wizzes: Find New Moon Apex Time Tonight

Jan 21, 2004 · Replies 6 · Jan 21, 2004

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High School How Does Hubble Take Pictures of the Universe?

Jan 18, 2004 · Replies 5 · Jan 19, 2004

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High School Orbit Deformation: Mars & Jupiter

Jan 8, 2004 · Replies 6 · Jan 9, 2004

Replies: 6

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High School Two questions about space (new guy)

Jan 7, 2004 · Replies 3 · Jan 7, 2004

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High School How Do Astronomers Determine the Distance of Stars?

Jan 2, 2004 · Replies 15 · Jan 6, 2004

Replies: 15

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High School What Discoveries Could NASA's Mars Rover Spirit Make in Gusev Crater?

Jan 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · Jan 6, 2004

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High School Can We Visualize Exoplanetary Systems and Understand Binary Decay Rates?

Nov 22, 2003 · Replies 20 · Dec 29, 2003

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High School How Does Moon Dust Exist Without Weathering?

Dec 25, 2003 · Replies 7 · Dec 26, 2003

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High School Something odd, I need an explanation desperately

Dec 21, 2003 · Replies 5 · Dec 23, 2003

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High School Are There Any Isolated Black Holes? Name a Few Here

Dec 3, 2003 · Replies 7 · Dec 17, 2003

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High School Compare Planetary Properties: Mass, Composition, Density +more

Dec 6, 2003 · Replies 8 · Dec 9, 2003

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High School Why are Planetary Orbits Elliptical and not Circular?

Oct 24, 2003 · Replies 17 · Dec 5, 2003

Replies: 17

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High School Terrible newbie question - what should I see

Nov 19, 2003 · Replies 8 · Nov 24, 2003

Replies: 8

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High School How Much of Space is Habitable?

Oct 31, 2003 · Replies 5 · Nov 22, 2003

Replies: 5

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High School Centre of the Universe: Finding Our Place in Space

Nov 20, 2003 · Replies 7 · Nov 21, 2003

Replies: 7

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High School Is Space-Time Governed by Universal Rules?

Nov 13, 2003 · Replies 4 · Nov 14, 2003

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High School Milky Way's Nearest Galaxy Being Consumed - New Discovery

Nov 6, 2003 · Replies 9 · Nov 11, 2003

Replies: 9

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High School Major Flare Today: Sun Kicks Up Biggest Storm in Years

Oct 28, 2003 · Replies 14 · Nov 6, 2003

Replies: 14

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High School Effects from Oct 28th CME's wont hit Earth for a couple days?

Oct 28, 2003 · Replies 7 · Oct 30, 2003

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High School How many moons does Jupiter have and how were they discovered?

Oct 20, 2003 · Replies 5 · Oct 30, 2003

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High School Would Earth's Inhabitants Notice if It Suddenly Stopped Moving?

Sep 23, 2003 · Replies 11 · Oct 29, 2003

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High School What would happen if an astroid did hit earth

Oct 28, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 29, 2003

Replies: 2

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High School Why does the Earth rotate as it orbits the sun?

Oct 15, 2003 · Replies 6 · Oct 18, 2003

Replies: 6

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High School Is Jupiter's Giant Red Spot Caused by the Coriolis Effect?

Oct 10, 2003 · Replies 14 · Oct 17, 2003

Replies: 14

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High School Discovering Gravity: Understanding the Equation mv^2/r=GmM/r^2"

Oct 17, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 17, 2003

Replies: 2

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High School Does Planet Weight Depend on Speed and Gravity?

Oct 13, 2003 · Replies 11 · Oct 17, 2003

Replies: 11

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High School How Do Planets Influence Each Other?

Oct 15, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 17, 2003

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High School Eight Grader's Question on Deflecting Asteroids

Oct 14, 2003 · Replies 1 · Oct 15, 2003

Replies: 1

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High School What Determines the Gravity of Planets?

Oct 15, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 15, 2003

Replies: 3

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High School The Closest Gas Giant: Why is Jupiter so Big?

Sep 25, 2003 · Replies 12 · Sep 29, 2003

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High School How efficient are we at detecting near Earth objects?

Sep 25, 2003 · Replies 1 · Sep 27, 2003

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High School Goodbye, Galileo: NASA's Historic Jupiter Mission Comes to an End

Sep 22, 2003 · Replies 1 · Sep 22, 2003

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High School Can a Vacuum Pump Simulate Planetary Orbits?

Sep 5, 2003 · Replies 11 · Sep 12, 2003

Replies: 11

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High School Is the Universe Really 30 Billion Light Years Across?

Sep 11, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 12, 2003

Replies: 2

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High School Where to Find Celestial Objects Visible from Light Polluted Areas

Aug 28, 2003 · Replies 3 · Sep 11, 2003

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High School Sun Shrink: What Would Happen to Sun's Color?

Aug 14, 2003 · Replies 11 · Aug 31, 2003

Replies: 11

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High School What is the best and safest way to view the sun through a telescope?

Aug 28, 2003 · Replies 4 · Aug 31, 2003

Replies: 4

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High School What is the concept of a Meridian Circle?

Aug 25, 2003 · Replies 7 · Aug 31, 2003

Replies: 7

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High School High School Astronomy Classes: A Look at Availability

Aug 30, 2003 · Replies 1 · Aug 30, 2003

Replies: 1

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High School Understanding the Rarity of Elements in the Universe

Aug 21, 2003 · Replies 1 · Aug 21, 2003

Replies: 1

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High School What is Dark Energy: The Most Common Type of Energy in the Universe

Jul 29, 2003 · Replies 8 · Aug 2, 2003

Replies: 8

Views: 4K

High School What unit is used to measure volume in space?

Jul 28, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jul 29, 2003

Replies: 1

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High School Does the Cosmological Constant Exist?

Jul 25, 2003 · Replies 15 · Jul 27, 2003

Replies: 15

Views: 7K

High School Newfound Stars are Huge, Powerful and Frantic: Space.com

Jul 24, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jul 25, 2003

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High School Distance of a Supernova Candidate from Earth: Is it Safe?

Jul 23, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jul 23, 2003

Replies: 1

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High School What Lies at the Center of the Universe?

Jul 4, 2003 · Replies 291 · Jul 15, 2003

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High School Why do we only see one side of the moon?

Jul 5, 2003 · Replies 65 · Jul 15, 2003

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High School Can Anyone Explain the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram?

Jul 12, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jul 13, 2003

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High School Orion's XT8 8 Dobsonian as a good beginner scope

Jun 30, 2003 · Replies 27 · Jul 10, 2003

Replies: 27

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High School How Will Our Solar System End

Jul 6, 2003 · Replies 12 · Jul 7, 2003

Replies: 12

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High School Solar System Similar to Ours Found

Jul 4, 2003 · Replies 6 · Jul 7, 2003

Replies: 6

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High School Mystifying Star: Spinning So Fast It's Flattening Out?

Jun 29, 2003 · Replies 18 · Jul 2, 2003

Replies: 18

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High School Scary Statistics: American Beliefs from 2002-1969

Jun 19, 2003 · Replies 26 · Jul 1, 2003

Replies: 26

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High School What Are the Latest and Upcoming Missions to the Outer Planets?

Jun 28, 2003 · Replies 2 · Jun 28, 2003

Replies: 2

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High School Moon-Earth Position: Apollo 8 Photo Examined

Jun 23, 2003 · Replies 7 · Jun 27, 2003

Replies: 7

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High School Absolute zero for the boomerang nebula?

Jun 20, 2003 · Replies 4 · Jun 21, 2003

Replies: 4

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High School Is the Sun More Spherical or Oval? Investigating the Shape of Our Closest Star

Jun 18, 2003 · Replies 4 · Jun 20, 2003

Replies: 4

Views: 11K

High School A question of Planetary formation.

Jun 12, 2003 · Replies 14 · Jun 18, 2003

Replies: 14

Views: 4K

High School Slowing Down a Telescope: Showercaps, Endcaps & Dustcovers

Jun 15, 2003 · Replies 2 · Jun 15, 2003

Replies: 2

Views: 3K

High School Source of Energy for the Rotation of Earth

May 16, 2003 · Replies 11 · Jun 13, 2003

Replies: 11

Views: 7K

High School Discover the Speed of Our Solar System

Jun 4, 2003 · Replies 9 · Jun 6, 2003

Replies: 9

Views: 6K

High School Tevatron Explained: Emmy Noether's Mass Page

May 30, 2003 · Replies 4 · May 30, 2003

Replies: 4

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High School Earth from Mars: Why is it Blurry? | CNN Exclusive

May 23, 2003 · Replies 3 · May 27, 2003

Replies: 3

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High School How does the rotation of the earth around the axis bring about changes

May 26, 2003 · Replies 3 · May 26, 2003

Replies: 3

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High School Are There Stars Primarily Composed of Helium?

May 24, 2003 · Replies 3 · May 24, 2003

Replies: 3

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High School Star Birth: Process & Gravity Effects

May 20, 2003 · Replies 3 · May 23, 2003

Replies: 3

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High School This seems kind of weird, but is there really no such thing as gravity in

May 5, 2003 · Replies 23 · May 13, 2003

Replies: 23

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High School Is Interstellar Travel Feasible with Current Physics?

Mar 25, 2003 · Replies 16 · May 7, 2003

Replies: 16

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High School Anybody know the name of this mission?

May 2, 2003 · Replies 4 · May 2, 2003

Replies: 4

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High School Measuring the Size of the Milky Way: From End to End

Apr 20, 2003 · Replies 14 · Apr 25, 2003

Replies: 14

Views: 7K

High School How far does the earth travel in one year?

Apr 24, 2003 · Replies 8 · Apr 24, 2003

Replies: 8

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High School What Are the Key Physics Concepts Behind Colliding Stars?

Apr 17, 2003 · Replies 3 · Apr 18, 2003

Replies: 3

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High School Which Voyager spacecraft traveled further: 1 or 2?

Apr 12, 2003 · Replies 3 · Apr 14, 2003

Replies: 3

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High School Is There a Giant Black Hole at the Centre of the Universe?

Apr 4, 2003 · Replies 58 · Apr 12, 2003

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High School 200,000 years for 1mg of antimatter?

Apr 9, 2003 · Replies 4 · Apr 10, 2003

Replies: 4

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High School Europa and the possibilty of habitibility

Apr 7, 2003 · Replies 11 · Apr 10, 2003

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Astronomy

Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth's atmosphere. It encompasses the observation and analysis of stars, planets, galaxies, and other celestial bodies, as well as the broader exploration of the universe's origins, structure, and evolution.

Astronomers employ a variety of tools, including telescopes, satellites, and advanced instrumentation, to gather data and uncover the mysteries of the cosmos. The field addresses questions about the nature of dark matter, the expansion of the universe, and the potential for extraterrestrial life.

Astronomy not only contributes to our understanding of the cosmos but also inspires wonder and curiosity about the vastness and complexity of the universe we inhabit.

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