Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology Forum

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Undergrad Is there any cosmological research field concerning signal processing?

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Graduate The theory of Cosmological Relativity by Dr. Moshe Carmeli.

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Undergrad Is Dark Flow Considered a Fringe Theory?

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Graduate Finding the Optimal Time to Launch a Mission to Mars

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Undergrad How does one descibe a co-orbiting system?

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Graduate An Infinite Time's Arrow is Impossible and Incompatible with Scientific Theory

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Graduate Will Neutron Stars Last Forever Without Proton Decay?

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Undergrad Why are black holes shaped like hurricanes?

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Graduate What if Neutron Stars Collide: Matter, Mass & Metal

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Graduate Frustrated Over Tonight's Morgan Freeman Show

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Graduate Relativistic Jets from Supermassive Black Holes?

  • Islam Hassan
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Undergrad Are Black Holes Really Black and Just Holes?

  • Dremmer
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Graduate Difference between outbursts and flares in X-ray accreting binaries

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Graduate How do we know there is a timespace fabric?

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Graduate Discovering the Shape of Spacetime from the Big Bang: A Scientific Exploration

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Graduate Object Approaching Black Hole: Time Dilation & Visibility

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Graduate A could be explenation for the universe but probably not.

  • AustinJones
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Graduate Infinite universe and big bang singularity

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Graduate Gravitational waves and others contradictoriness

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Graduate Is the Milne model compatible with Einstein's field equation?

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Undergrad First post a question about Black Holes and Gravity

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Undergrad Acceleration due to gravity in a galaxy?

  • Bjarne
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Graduate Just wondering what the latest descriptions of space were.

  • bill alsept
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Graduate How Fast Do Stars Orbit in Different Galaxies?

  • Bjarne
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Undergrad Active Volcano in Venus: Unveiling the Mystery

  • Mehrdad1
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Why Does My DSI Pro II Show a Black or Grey Screen?

  • Chronos
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High School For Just How Long Has the Periodicity of Halley's Comet Been Known?

  • BadBrain
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Graduate Neutron Star Stability: Does Proton Crust Matter?

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Undergrad With the laws of physics you can get Universes?

  • jackmell
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What Is The Sky - Gazing Into Space?

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Graduate How Does Dark Matter Influence Gravity in Galaxies?

  • keepitmoving
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High School Has There Been a Recent Supernova in Andromeda?

  • Thecla
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Undergrad Matter, energy, space, time and gravity

  • Dremmer
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Graduate Could every possible universe exist somewhere ?

  • IngemarAEH
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List of Astronomical Associations / Astrologist in USA

  • exchanger107
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Who Decides Humanity's Space Destinations and Why?

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Graduate Why is the Hubble sphere expanding?

  • andrewkirk
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Undergrad Universe Expansion = Drop in Gravity ?

  • blackskynet
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High School Comet near the sun whose orbit is?

  • dolphinsny
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Undergrad What Powers a Supernova Explosion?

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High School What happens to an empty can in space?

  • bigdog7696
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Undergrad How big and bright is the Sun seen from 120 AU?

  • beginner49
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Graduate Solar sailing Mercury into Venus

  • Mou_Laurin
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Graduate Black Hole - Dark Energy and Matter Question

  • Eddyb1
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Graduate How much hydrogen has been consumed?

  • iced199
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Graduate Traveling to Alfa Centauri at 1/2 the speed of light

  • McCartney
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Graduate How do we know that 74% of the universe is dark energy?

  • iced199
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Graduate Quantum Confusion - Does not exist until it's observed and age of universe

  • sshai45
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Graduate Constraints, Concept , Kant & Space

  • John Creighto
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Graduate Redshift Time and the Start of the Solar System

  • John15
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Stargazing Viewing night sky in the middle of a major city

  • BadBrain
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Graduate Can Time Exist Before the Big Bang?

  • blackskynet
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Undergrad Should the Astronomical Unit be replaced by the Light Second/Light Minute Etc.?

  • BadBrain
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High School Does Space Need to Be Filled for Distance to Exist Between Two Objects?

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High School Need Help Understanding Expanding Universe

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Undergrad Astro Physics Research for Undergrads

  • kptsilva
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Undergrad The First Three Minutes - Steven Weinberg

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Graduate Relationship between dark energy and the strong force

  • silent bob
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Graduate Mirror neutrons all over the science news

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Undergrad Can quasar gets converted into pulsar?

  • Mehrdad1
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Graduate What value is expected for baryon to photon density?

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Graduate How Is Satellite Orbit Speed Calculated with Atmospheric Resistance?

  • Bjarne
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Graduate Images of the Universe: Lasting Through Time

  • Frank Stepien
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Graduate Size of universe and quantity of mass

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Undergrad 10^80 particles in observable v unobservable universe

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Graduate Mission to Probe the Universe's Darkest Secrets

  • skydivephil
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Graduate Is the inverse-square law valid for all cosmological distances?

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Stargazing James Webb Telescope capability ?

  • blackskynet
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Graduate Planetary Axis Stability: Examining the Role of Moons and Other Factors

  • iced199
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Graduate Collision course trajectory / velocity

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Undergrad G-Forces in Space and the Human Body

  • jonc151
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Undergrad Relation between the sol, mass, gravity, and black holes

  • Jeaaas
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Undergrad Heliosphere's Long-theorized Bow Shock Does Not Exist

  • chemisttree
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Graduate Carried along by the Hubble flow.

  • yuiop
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Graduate Need specific Hubble images. Archive does not have them.

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Undergrad Position of the Sun and Moon in ECEF coordinates

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Graduate Tugs from Beyond the Observable Universe

  • blackskynet
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Undergrad Can gravity increase on its own?

  • schiz0ai
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Graduate How are measurements done in the Doppler Orbitography Radiopositioning

  • Ankit C
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Graduate Is the Universe Infinite or Just Expanding?

  • calios
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Graduate How does the graph of V(φ) support the concept of slow-roll inflation?

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Graduate Series of GR questions about universe expansion

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Graduate Are black holes the great organizers of the universe?

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Graduate Spacetime for an anti-black hole?

  • MadViolinist
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Graduate Is the Universe Leaking Energy? Tamara M. Davis

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Undergrad Gravitation - Why don't planets smash into each other?

  • physio
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Undergrad Mysterious Night Sky Object - Help?

  • NeuronsAtWork
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Graduate Question about supernova kinetic energy

  • lr1
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Graduate Dim Stars: Are There Almost-Black Holes in the Universe?

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Graduate What causes angular momentum in rotating bodies

  • John15
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Graduate Is the multiverse cosmology or metaphysics?

  • Ken G
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Graduate Assumption that Anti-Matter Galaxies Would Emit Detectable Gamma Ray Bursts

  • Cadaei
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Graduate Is it possible that antimatter would exert antigravity on matter?

  • StevenJParkes
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Graduate Does Dark Matter Gather Near Black Holes and Suns?

  • Some Slacker
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Undergrad Question About Light From the Big Bang

  • Jorge G.
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Is it possible that Our universe could be a tiny spec in a say, sandbox?

  • Minchken
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Graduate What Does t→0 Mean in Neutron Freeze-Out?

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Graduate Would Jupiter steal matter from our Sun when it reach red giant phase?

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Graduate What Causes Stellar Expansion During Hydrogen Fusion?

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