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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Interview Someone on Black Holes
- knivek@nest
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Graduate Could there be an edge to the Universe?
- KingOrdo
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Does a Galactic Barrier Exist? Ask Here
- McHeathen
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Stargazing How to make a telescope using simple steps?
- asvargis
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Undergrad Which is simpler and easier to imagine?
- marcus
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High School Distance from low earth orbit to Europa?
- engineer23
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Graduate The void: Imprint of another universe?
- cristo
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Graduate Might A Hot Jupiter Require Another Gas Giant - 3-body Problem?
- zankaon
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Graduate Do Civilizations Exist Beyond the 20,000 Light-Year Sphere?
- Holocene
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Undergrad Exoplanet Hunting & Quantification: Tips & Resources
- FUNKER
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High School Do the planets revolve on a 2d plane?
- j0nis0n
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Are There Any Cosmology Documentaries for Adults?
- d43m0n
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Graduate Galaxies in filaments; a different evolution?
- zankaon
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Graduate What Caused the Big Bang and Where Did It All Begin?
- hubertg
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Stargazing Why isn't the magnification of a telescope (-)
- Rib5
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Graduate Has observing the universe sealed its fate?
- B. Elliott
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Graduate Orbital Speed calculation using conservation of Energy
- JayKo
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Undergrad Is High Speed Space Travel Feasible with the Risk of Space Debris?
- bassplayer142
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Graduate What Surprising Discoveries Await in the Multiverse?
- wolram
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Graduate Understanding the acceleration of solar wind particles
- Michael Mozina
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High School Where to Find Information on Algol's Brightness Variation?
- SolarSystHelp
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Seeing is different than believing
- aman malik
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High School How to Set Up an Online Observatory?
- damajikninja
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Graduate Answer "Can a Human Become a Black Hole? Theoretically Explored
- glowing lights
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Graduate Uncovering the Mystery of the First Three Seconds in the Big Bang
- QuantumMechanic
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Graduate Antimatter Blackhole: What Would Happen?
- IMP
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High School What Happens to Earth if Sun Becomes a Black Hole?
- linnus
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Graduate What Are the Key Controversies in Understanding the Big Bang Theory?
- QuantumMechanic
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Graduate Are there an infinite number of copies of the solar system?
- fmichel04
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High School What is space, vaccuum, or nonexistence?
- Skhandelwal
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Graduate Cooperstock and Tieu Respond to Criticisms
- George Jones
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Undergrad Sunrise on Uranus: How Often at S. Pole?
- ppatter1
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Graduate Can We Detect or Interact with Alternate Universes with Different Physical Laws?
- adx24001
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Graduate My blackhole theory-Why is it Wrong?
- rjbig2000
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Graduate How Do You Calculate Using the MOND Formula?
- christian_dude_27
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Graduate Solving for Speed of Light Inside a Black Hole
- Kilian
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High School A question about the Satturn rings.
- pixel01
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High School High school sophomore interested in Astrophysics
- The_Z_Factor
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Graduate What is the R3 Point in the Earth-Sun Lagrangian System?
- zankaon
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Graduate Hubble parameter in early universe
- zankaon
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Graduate What Evidence is Needed to Confirm Dark Energy's Existence?
- Wallace
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Graduate Looking for a mainstream explanation for gamma gays and nuetron capture signatures.
- Michael Mozina
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Graduate Detecting Black Hole accretion disc
- zankaon
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Graduate Bounce replaces bang: articles in *Nature Physics*
- marcus
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Graduate Is Super Mario Galaxy Physics Possible in Real Life?
- Coin
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High School Is the Universe Moving? Acceleration or Stationary?
- RunToFreeForFly
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Undergrad What is the Astronomical Definition of Eccentricity?
- oscar_lai_hk
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High School Understanding Orbital Period: Definition, Factors, and Calculation
- oscar_lai_hk
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Graduate How do black holes form if the Pauli Exclusion Principle seems to prevent it?
- woody3254
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High School What keeps the atmosphere of a planet in place?
- oscar_lai_hk
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Undergrad Is the Age of the Universe Linked to the Big Bang Event?
- DARKSYDE
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Graduate Is Space-Time Finite or Infinite?
- laurence_white
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Graduate God the Computer; The Universe's Code
- Orann
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High School Is the sky map for Comet Holmes accurate?
- DaveC426913
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Undergrad What if the Earth could be moved away from the Sun when it becomes a red giant
- ledopmi
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Undergrad Age of Universe: T=1/H, Flat Geometry?
- randa177
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Graduate Spectrum of flux for a synchrontron source
- randa177
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High School What Are Population I and Population II Stars?
- randa177
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Graduate Is Gravitational Expansion Consistent with Physical Reality?
- jonmtkisco
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Undergrad Occultation of star by epsilon ring of Uranus
- marleymang
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Undergrad Calculate Satellite Height Above Earth's Surface?
- SashaDuma
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Undergrad Intelligent Life: Questions & Considerations
- UMich1344
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Graduate V-I Color Index and Astronomical Catalog
- GleefulNihilism
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High School Ancient calculations and observations
- scerab
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Graduate Is a Singularity One-Dimensional?
- physicsx0rz
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Graduate Gravitational Expansion & Flat Universe
- jonmtkisco
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Graduate Understanding the Closed Universe: The Expansion and Contraction of Space
- jonmtkisco
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Graduate If observing the universe affects its duration ? (recent Krauss Dent paper)
- marcus
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Graduate Evidence of Deccelerating Universe Through History
- randa177
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High School Siberian Impact Crater Found: 1908 Russian Space Blast
- Ivan Seeking
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Graduate Estimating relative distances for star clusters
- randa177
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High School Is There Life on the Moon? The Possibility of Lunar Ice and Its Implications
- proton
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Undergrad Neutrinos in Nature: Estimating Numbers
- randa177
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Undergrad Unraveling the Mystery of the Expanding Universe
- newtron
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Graduate Does Interstellar Extinction Change the Angular Size of Star Clusters?
- randa177
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Graduate Galaxy Brightness and Color Correlation: Uncovering the Math Behind
- GleefulNihilism
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Graduate What Are the Key Insights from Friedmann Cosmology's Standard Model?
- jonmtkisco
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Graduate WMAP tend to coincide with radio emissions from the Milky Way
- jal
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Stargazing Solid angle acceptance of a muon telescope
- stakhanov
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Undergrad The MAXIMUM size of the universe
- stevemclaren
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Graduate Does Gravitational Radiation Exist?
- wolram
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Graduate Do we know where supermassive black holes come from?
- rubecuber
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Graduate IEEE considering electrical model of stars
- Skeptik101
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Graduate Equation for how much an object curves space-time
- rubecuber
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Graduate Do Black Holes Emit Nuclear Particles Like Electrons and Protons?
- spideyinspace
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High School Son's: Seeing Objects from Earth
- davidschmid10
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Graduate Critique of Mainstream Cosmology
- Garth
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Graduate Luminosity-Metallicity Relations in Spiral Galaxies.
- GleefulNihilism
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Can someone tell me what this is please?
- ocpaul20
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Graduate Dark Matter: Canadian Astronomers Suggest It May Not Exist
- Ivan Seeking
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Undergrad Difficulty in understanding a Rocket travelling in space.
- malty
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Graduate The Big Bang and the Mysteries of the Expanding Universe
- Art
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Graduate Manifold and Metric: Answers to Your Questions
- princeton118
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Graduate Is there an unambiguous 'Dark Energy' signal in the relevant astronomical data?
- Nereid
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Graduate Black Holes May Contain Tiny Universe - Nariai Universes
- hammertime
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Undergrad Understanding Black Holes: Comparing Mass Calculation Methods
- Eternalmetal
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Graduate Complete Hill Sphere Derivation: Learn the Equation and its Derivation Process
- Tefeari
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Graduate Hill Sphere Formula: Understanding, Mass, Twin Planets, Eccentricity
- Fennelgiraffe
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High School How can I write a 5 page paper on the origin of the solar system?
- SolarSystHelp
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Identifying Objects in the Solar System
- ElizebethDylan
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