Join in expert discussion on the topics of Astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. This may include discussion on celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole. Mainstream science only.
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High School *Quick question: When is VENUS visable in the sky in this period ?
- nukeman
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Graduate Why Doesn't Light from the Big Bang Get Stretched Out?
- leonstavros
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Undergrad Why can't the celestial coordinate system locate planets and the moon?
- t_n_p
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Graduate Can Planck satellite results test loop quantum cosmology?
- skydivephil
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High School Tele Vue / Meade laser test: question
- cyber3d
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Undergrad Using Sloan Digital Sky Survey to find Planets
- daveed
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Undergrad Theory of the end of the universe
- jtg05f
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Minimum Velocity to Escape the Solar System?
- Ed Quanta
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Undergrad Polar coordinates of solar system
- DaveC426913
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Why can't we invest in privately owned Space Companies?
- BenVitale
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Graduate Exploring Primordial Universe w/ QUBIC: 400 Horns at 100 mK in Antarctica
- marcus
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High School How can I view a star catalog in a txt file?
- OrangKaya
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Graduate Is the Universe Analogous to Water with Entropy and Symmetry?
- closet mathemetician
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Graduate Understanding Radiation Pressure and Its Role in Star Dynamics
- TrickyDicky
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Graduate Could Dark Energy Be Linked to a Primordial Mother-Universe?
- rustynail
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Undergrad Did life exist on ancient Mars?
- derro
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Undergrad Why Doesn't the Sun's Core Contain Heavy Metals Like Earth's Core?
- leonstavros
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Graduate What made the universe have 3 dimensions, instead of some other number?
- satuon
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Undergrad The current planet count stands at 490
- amalmirando
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Graduate Variation of fine structure constant and spacetime?
- asimov42
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Graduate Can we see the same object from opposite directions in an expanding universe?
- gonzo
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Graduate Size of the universe and human brain
- k354
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Graduate Accelerated Vacuum Space/ Universe Expansion
- Wave's_Hand_Particle
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High School Question why does the moon move around the earth
- shobat
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Graduate Could the Big Bang Have Originated from a Black Hole?
- Tetraspace
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High School Understanding Buoyancy: Why Do We Float in Water?
- University
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Undergrad Impacts of Excessive Gravity on Planetary Life
- Darkmisc
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High School Why did flashes near Sirius not trace a path like shooting stars?
- Siberion
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Graduate Eternal Inflation Time Will End
- Kevin_Axion
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Graduate Doppler effect of light spectrum
- binbots
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High School How are clusters of galaxies formed?
- exponent137
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Graduate Is Panspermia a Viable Explanation for the Origins of Life?
- skippy1729
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Undergrad Kepler's Third Law: Mass of Sun and Newton's Law
- The legend
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Graduate Is the Cosmological Principle Limited to Space Only?
- AWA
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Graduate Must a black hole be a point singularity?
- Bernie G
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Graduate What is the relationship between spacetime and energy?
- jameseg
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High School Finding the Angular Distance Between Jupiter and its Moons (Galilean)
- Dreyth
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Humorous dialogue about dark matter and MOND physics
- lenfromkits
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Graduate Could Solar Energy Beams Enable Interstellar Travel?
- rhyshanan
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Graduate Particles in our universe undetectable by us
- ufarad
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Graduate How is our speed (~605km/s) derived from the CMB dipole anisotropy?
- lenfromkits
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Stargazing Can telescopes resolve reflections from small objects at a mile?
- Newai
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Undergrad Calculating Earth Masses in a Planet with Earth-Size and Moon-Density
- brianh
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Undergrad Black hole gravitational question
- LoveKnowledge
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High School String of satellites transits moon?
- micahgtb
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Graduate Is the Standard Model of Cosmology built on a house of cards?
- Energyloop
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Graduate How much dark matter in each galaxy? Is it related to age?
- lenfromkits
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Undergrad Is space, time and energy linked?
- altairz
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High School Moon Question (Vacuum, air, escape vel.)
- nukeman
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Graduate Can the Li7 problem be resolved by increasing the dark matter ratio?
- BillSaltLake
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Undergrad Why are dark matter and dark energy treated as different phenomena?
- Melodie Ann
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Graduate Can a black hole's magnetic field reveal its charge and rotation?
- Dr Lots-o'watts
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Undergrad Constellation of date and the actual constellation that follows the sun
- Philosophaie
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Stargazing 6 inch Dobsonian versus 8 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain for deep space observation
- mkarger
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Stargazing Which Telescope is Best for Viewing Planets and Nebulae on a Budget in Wales?
- Harry-Wales
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High School Can a comet passing near Earth cause destruction without collision?
- mersecske
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Graduate Escape velocity when in earth's orbit
- University
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Undergrad What Do You Call the Quantity When You Multiply Light Flux by Detector Area?
- Mu naught
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Graduate Astronomy research question. Thanks
- nukeman
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Graduate How Does B Mode Polarization Help Trace Gravitational Radiation?
- wolram
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Graduate About the origin of the universe? big bang cause?
- jeebs
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Graduate What Happens Inside a Black Hole's Event Horizon?
- ClamShell
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Graduate Was the Universe Always Infinite from the Moment of the Big Bang?
- Oldfart
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Graduate Lagrange Points, Maximum mass and their effects
- Chand-Ashoka
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Graduate Are Matter and Space-Time the Only Things That Exist in Our Universe?
- GladScientist
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Graduate What/how created first brane? first source of everything what/how
- SupaGenius
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Graduate Black Holes containg a Universe.
- KeithSloan
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High School Are there any geostationary orbits around the Moon?
- mersecske
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Graduate Supernova data interpretation for modified Milne model cosmology
- JDoolin
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High School The origin of water in the universe
- pixel01
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Graduate How dark energy make universe to inflate?
- sweet springs
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High School Reference books for studying celestial bodies and black holes
- praveenpp
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Graduate How would our perception of the world change around a blue sun?
- MysticalSwan
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Undergrad Ow high above the horizon the sun would be on the vernal equinox
- University
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Undergrad Could Black Holes Be Tears in Space?
- sorad
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Graduate Were There Any Proposed Non-Expanding Cosmological Models Without Lambda?
- AWA
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Graduate Is the Planck Length real? How do we know?
- sorad
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Undergrad Calculating the angular size of the moon
- nukeman
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High School Why do stars appear to move westward across the sky?
- nukeman
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Graduate Wormholes expeling particles at superluminal speeds
- Boy@n
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Astronomical software for BCE Thuban era
- kr236rk
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High School Can you see Venus shining near the noon hour?
- OrionVTOL
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Graduate Astrophysics from a Boobie or a black climate control.
- Dima6666
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Graduate Can Black Holes Really Evaporate and Lose Mass?
- robsharp14
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Undergrad Why Do Galaxies Have a Spiral Shape? Understanding Gravity's Role
- Sniperman724
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Graduate How does information leak out of a black hole ?
- Suk-Sci
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High School Calculating speeds of radio to a planet
- cinematic
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Undergrad How do you calculate an intuitive date and time from the BIG BANG to NOW? :-)
- Wulgulmerang
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Undergrad How to calculate synodic period from sidereal period
- University
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Undergrad The black hole isn't actually a hole
- ketamynx
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Graduate Could the Gravitational Lensing Effect Explain the Galactic Rotation Anomaly?
- meemoe_uk
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Graduate What is the significance of particle-antiparticle radiation near black holes?
- mesinik
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Graduate Identifying the Inflaton (new paper Easson et al)
- marcus
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High School Which Direction Does the Milky Way Span Across the Sky?
- nukeman
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Graduate Bifurcated Asteroid - Centrifugal force
- higginsdj
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Undergrad Does conservation of mass apply to the universe as a closed system?
- abomb365
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Graduate Did Matter Exist Before Space-Time Began?
- binbots
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High School What keeps the planets in their consistant orbit?
- JBash
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Graduate Is accounting for relativistic effects necessary in solar system simulations?
- jumpjack
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Undergrad What causes variations in redshift measurements?
- Walternate
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