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Graduate How Can an Infinite Universe Have Finite Energy?
- JamesOrland
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Graduate Astronomical cupolas & thermal equilibrium
- JeffOCA
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Graduate How Can You Determine the Right Ascension of a Star with a Meridian Circle?
- JeffOCA
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Graduate Determining Mass Ratio of Double Star Systems with Spectroscopy
- JeffOCA
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Graduate How Can the Big Bang Be Visible Everywhere in the Universe?
- SREW
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Graduate Gnawing questions about the Edge of our Universe
- Quiksilver421
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The Cosmic Romance of Binary Stars: How Are They Formed?
- Newtons Apple
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Undergrad Is Anti-Matter Hiding in the Universe as Dark Matter?
- Ravi Mandavi
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Undergrad Revolutionizing Space Travel: The Potential of Dual Space Elevators
- FXForLife
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Graduate Are galaxies moving faster than the speed of light?
- Gregory.gags
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Graduate Dark matter and gravitational pull of energy
- guss
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Undergrad Difference Between Plasma and Radiation
- hamzaaaa
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Undergrad First magnetic phenomenon observed on the Sun
- colin456
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Flyaround video of Vesta as seen from low orbit by Dawn
- marcus
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Stargazing Telescope optical path length vs focal length
- balaonspace
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Graduate Where can i find tensor analysis expained physically in simplest words?
- G.S.RAMYA
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Graduate Are We Accelerating Away from Distant Galaxies?
- Daniel Batt
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Undergrad Difference Between Solar proton event and Coronal mass Ejection
- hamzaaaa
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Graduate Redshift Effect on Absorption/Emission Lines
- Drakkith
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Graduate Could a carbon planet have been formed in the solar system?
- Shraa
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High School Was I Spotting Mars in the East?
- TeddeF
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High School Why do certain objects in space orbit others?
- accelerate23
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Graduate What is the conflict between General theory of relativity and Quantum theory?
- G.S.RAMYA
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Graduate The Mass cut - The relation between 44Ti and 56Ni in supenovae remnants
- PaulWright
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Dark Matter Core Defies Explanation
- Lensman
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Undergrad Can we seek out worlds closer to the center of the galaxy?
- Dark Universe
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Graduate Why don't we see the other dimensions ?
- Abidal Sala
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Undergrad Oribtal and rotational velocities
- mun
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Graduate Are there any peer reviewed sources of a theory which calls for a smaller
- =entropy
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Graduate Time curvature and twin paradox.
- Imax
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Graduate How much speed does a satellite gain when orbiting through resistance?
- Bjarne
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Graduate Understanding Universe from laws extracted from the Universe?
- ExNihilo
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High School Intelligent Life on Europa Speculation
- golmschenk
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Undergrad What is our Solar System's orbital plane around the Milky Way?
- Chaos' lil bro Order
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Graduate Questions about geometric albedo and phase angle
- nnj
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Graduate Does any gravitating body emit Hawking radiation?
- johne1618
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Graduate Will the Universe End in a Big Crunch?
- jacksdvds
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Graduate Exploring Black Hole Anatomy: The Singularity, Event Horizon, and Photon Sphere
- bill alsept
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Undergrad Newbie question about expanding universe
- cask1
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Proving the Moon Landing: Facts and Evidence
- ryder
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Stargazing Looking to buy my first telescope
- Millacol88
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Graduate Important question (possible end of the world scenerio?)
- mzoltan14
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Graduate The Limitations of Intergalactic Travel
- eNtRopY
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Undergrad What lies beyond the visible universe?
- Dark Universe
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Graduate How to Calculate the Length of a Quasar Jet?
- ibysaiyan
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Graduate List of Questions about Black Holes
- MeLlamoLlama
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Graduate What Are Essential Papers on Big Bang and Energy Origins?
- Hypatio
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Graduate How comes the big bang singularity didn't need space and time?
- Abidal Sala
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Graduate What are the Physical effects of the expansion of the Universe
- ashwinnarayan
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Graduate Age of the Universe: Can We Assign an Exact Age?
- Froglet
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Undergrad What causes the variation in Mercury's synodic period?
- niki999
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High School Jupiter-Venus Conjunction: How Often Does It Occur and How Can We Calculate It?
- iamBevan
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Undergrad What is a wormhole and how does it relate to the universe and space?
- Ravi Mandavi
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Graduate Can We Witness the Big Bang with FTL Travel?
- dpa
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Graduate Are dark energy and dark matter the same?
- clarinets
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Graduate Is the Universe Finite or Infinite?
- QuantumJG
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Undergrad Celestial sphere and visible stars
- LAHLH
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Stephen Hawking starring in The big bang thoery.
- MartinJH
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Undergrad How to learn celestial mechanics
- pc2-brazil
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Is the Multiverse Theory Changing Our Understanding of Cosmology?
- Otherkin
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Undergrad The perihelion precession of Jupiter
- Bjarne
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Where can I find reliable sources for online astrophysics lessons?
- choc1202
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Graduate Thoughts on Space/Time and Gravity
- Manosapien
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Detecting an Ancient Civilization's satellite?
- Archaeopteryx
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Graduate Distances to galaxies using the Hubble Relation: look-back time
- Froglet
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High School What Geomagnetic Storms release proton or electron?
- oem7110
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Graduate Dark energy expansion and the Hubble diagram
- Froglet
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Graduate The Significance of Pi: Is It Related to Spatial Dimensions?
- mjacobsca
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Graduate Ratio of projectile to ejecta mass, shoot the moon.
- Spinnor
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Graduate Particles of the most recent Solar ejection.
- Rob D
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Graduate Why Do We Use a Mean Sun That Moves Along the Equator Instead of the Ecliptic?
- JeffOCA
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Graduate Scalefactor calculations for special cases using the Friedmann Equation
- karan9
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Stargazing Why Are Planets So Small Through My Telescope?
- upgrade3
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Undergrad How can we know/check the sun's current and latest chemical composition?
- kweba
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Graduate What Has SETI Ruled Out in the Search for Alien Civilizations?
- Rasalhague
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Undergrad Dark matter - observational evidence
- sri sharan
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Graduate Looking for someone who can do calculations on flyby anomaly.
- Messenger
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High School Uncovering the Mystery of Anti-Matter in Our Galaxy
- Tanelorn
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Graduate Maximum entropy implies linear expansion?
- johne1618
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Graduate Light elements abundance in a static toy universe
- TrickyDicky
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High School Huge solar flare heading for earth
- StevieTNZ
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Undergrad How much space does a Pound of copper use
- John1397
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High School Physics or Astronomy informative speech ideas?
- .net
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High School Where are free online classes for Scientific Notation?
- blackstar5000
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Graduate Strength of materials - neutron stars
- chill_factor
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Undergrad What Is the Estimated Number of Homeless Planets in Our Galaxy?
- JonDE
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Undergrad Why Does Titan Have Fewer Impact Craters?
- LumenPlacidum
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Graduate Silly Dark matter question: why exactly is it necessary?
- mb2bm55
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Undergrad How do low mass stars outlive high mass stars?
- Henry365
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Undergrad Uncovering the Mystery of the Wow Signal: Can We Locate Its Source?
- aquitaine
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Graduate What is the total entropy of the universe today
- avery
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Graduate Question about Cosmic Bagground Radiation
- Sahota
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Undergrad How Does Gravity Work From Earth's Core to the Universe's Edge?
- fellupahill
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The expansion of the universe art video
- dictator666
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Graduate LQC Lambda-CDM model bounce radius
- Orion1
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Graduate What can be Determined from Colour-Colour Diagrams?
- Ricky116
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Undergrad Where Does Kinetic Energy Go During Deceleration?
- Bjarne
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Undergrad Velocity determination through redshift
- ShayanJ
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Graduate Does the expansion of space only occur in unbound systems?
- waterfall
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Undergrad Symmetry of the Universe: Why Doesn't 0 = cba?
- toph.roshi
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