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Graduate Distance to See One Star: Current Tech & Laws
- BosonJaw
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Undergrad Gravitational lensing and Dark matter
- jlorda
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Undergrad How Far Can We See the Brightest Known Star?
- BosonJaw
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High School Global warming and solar actvities
- slidingbabies
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Undergrad The Mystery of Earth's Rotation & Revolution
- chani10in
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Undergrad Mercury: Why Doesn't it Vaporize Away?
- jobyts
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Undergrad So , we don't know how universe began?
- phoenixankit
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High School How Will the Universe Ultimately Meet Its End?
- van gogh
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High School Matter combined with Antimater question
- scott1
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Undergrad Telescope Size and Distance: Do We Need Four Times the Diameter?
- Holocene
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Graduate Would the night sky still be dark with 2mm-sensitive eyes?
- UMich1344
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Graduate Cepheid Stars & the Hubble Parameter: What is Their Role?
- UMich1344
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Graduate Is the Friedmann equation derived ONLY from the Einstein Field Equations?
- jonmtkisco
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Graduate Can Two Infinitely Sized Objects Exist in an Infinite Space?
- LT07
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High School Can black holes and alien invasions explain the Tunguska event?
- Benicus
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Undergrad Do black holes interact with dark matter/energy?
- thechosenone
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Undergrad Developments in Space Exploration
- Astronuc
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High School Discovering the Sun's New Twin: HD 101364
- Astronuc
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Undergrad Can the Speed of a Gamma Ray Burst Exceed the Speed of Light?
- jazzdude9792
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Undergrad Is Earth's Orbit Shifting?
- 6/4 Blues
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Graduate Expanding and Accelerating Space in Layman's Terms
- IMP
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Graduate Limitation to mass of currently forming stars?
- Holocene
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Does nuclear weapon can destory the moon?
- magnetar
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Graduate Absence of Jupiter: Accretion Effects & Impacts on Earth
- BosonJaw
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Graduate Do new bits cause the expansion and acceleration of the Universe?
- IMP
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Graduate Numerical Fourieri Analysis of a GRB light curve
- valkyrie
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Undergrad Limb Darkening Coefficients Calculation: Understanding Bandpass Selection
- natski
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Undergrad Moon Destruction: What Would Happen to Earth?
- cybergold101
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High School Are new planets and stars still forming?
- moe darklight
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Undergrad What accounts for the expansion of the Universe accelerating?
- Holocene
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Graduate What would the largest anti-matter object be?
- Nasher
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- Poll
Undergrad Space Vehicle Patent: Is Electromagnetic Propulsion Possible?
- Levi Porter
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Undergrad Size Universe: Radius 13.7B Years Old?
- Holocene
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High School Gravity in Space: Why is Zero Gravity?
- jobyts
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Undergrad Has Anyone Used a FITS Library for Extracting Galaxy Coordinates in C++?
- eag
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Graduate Is the Friedmann expansion the ultimate 'free lunch'?
- jonmtkisco
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Graduate Disproving Kepler's Law: Evidence from Earth's Orbit
- BosonJaw
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Undergrad What are some other theories about dark matter and dark energy?
- zeraph
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High School Measure of elevation of Antares at 30minute intervals
- Lucinda_81
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Are Voyager 1 and 2 Still Sending Data Back to Earth?
- Euclid
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Graduate Sun's Normalcy: Is Less Nuclear Burning Possible?
- gdpudasaini
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Graduate Nonrelativistic perihelion drift, best references ?
- lalbatros
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Stargazing Telescopes: what can you see without CCD?
- dilletante
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- Poll
High School Is There Life on Mars and How Does Water Play a Role?
- Chris_Gottschal
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Graduate Questions about Light: C+ Universe Expansion, Radiant Energy Transfer
- BosonJaw
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Graduate Uncovering the Mystery of Millisecond Pulsars: Surviving Against All Odds
- wolram
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Undergrad What is the capacitance of the sun?
- -RA-
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Undergrad Dark Matter & Dark Energy: Unfound Cosmological Science
- wolram
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Graduate Formation of Neutrons in Collapsed Stars
- neg_ion13
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Debunking Video: Uncovering the Truth
- wolram
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Graduate Why our time dimension is about to become space-like
- SF
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Graduate Is it helpful in formulating theories to assume the opposite of what we see?
- Meatbot
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Graduate Electricity and Birkeland currents in space
- ZeuZ
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Graduate Can Energy Density in Deep Space Vacuums Be Measured?
- wolram
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2001: A Space Oddyssy (Contains Spoilers)
- zeronem
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Undergrad How did the heavier elements form?
- Entropy
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Is the Universe Missing a Chunk of Matter?
- Sparky_
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Undergrad Angle viewed form erath between sun and planet.
- hulkster1988
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Undergrad What is Meinel System and OH Meinel Emission Bands?
- dilatoryyang
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Graduate Can Light Escape the Boundaries of the Universe?
- madphysics
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Undergrad Mean Orbital Separation Question
- hulkster1988
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High School Is a Larger Dimension Required for the Universe's Expansion?
- darkness_limits
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Graduate Interpretation of dark energy and gravity as the same thing
- Danniel
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Undergrad The First Sputnik: How Was Geocentric Orbit Achieved?
- kendpw
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Undergrad Moon's orbit & length of day/month
- silentreverie
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Undergrad Airship Rotating Earth: Can it be Done?
- menager31
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Undergrad Search for Astrophysics Objects in Comprehensive Database
- random3f
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Stargazing Check the profile of a telescope mirror
- pixel01
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Undergrad What is the evidence and history behind the Big Bang Theory?
- Sundance
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High School Distance from Sun to outside galaxy?
- Holocene
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Undergrad Do Supernovae Emit Gamma Rays in All Directions?
- Mike2
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Makes it harder to believe we're alone
- DaveC426913
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Graduate Calculating Dark Matter's Acoustic Peak Resonance: A Homework Assignment
- Orion1
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Graduate What Theories Are Impacted by the New Discovery About the Magellanic Clouds?
- Bart
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Undergrad Orbits: explicit r(t) and theta(t)
- nrqed
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Graduate Believing in an Infinite Universe: Reasons Explored
- Pavel
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Graduate What Are the Minimum and Maximum Limits for Gas Giants and Terrestrial Worlds?
- natski
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Graduate CRIRES (VLT) Radial Velocity Sensitivity
- natski
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Graduate Is There an Exact Equation for Transit Time Calculation in Extrasolar Planets?
- natski
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Undergrad Law of conservation of Energy please explain how it is
- d_jnaneswar
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Graduate Can Dark Energy Be Tested in a Lab Using Superconductors?
- cristo
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Stargazing Build a Powerful Telescope at Home | Tips and Tricks for Optimal Magnification
- gdpudasaini
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Graduate Parallel universes make quantum sense?
- Devilin
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Undergrad Questions About the Flat Universe: Answers Inside
- Levi Porter
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Graduate Explaining Universe's Fate with Thermodynamics
- gdpudasaini
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Graduate Lunar Space Elevator: Is a Rocketless Trip Possible?
- BosonJaw
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Graduate Harnessing Comets for Planetary Colonization
- bikeaddict
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Stargazing What beginner telescope should I buy for under $150?
- whalemangler
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Undergrad The Earthly Risk of Rogue Black Holes
- hammertime
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Graduate Is the Big Bang Actually a White Hole?
- Jonny_trigonometry
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High School How Do You Prevent Telescope Lenses from Fogging Up in Humid Climates?
- kurushio95
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NASA Resurrects Mission to Visit Asteroids in 2007
- MonstersFromTheId
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Undergrad What is the Role of Plasma in Solar Flares?
- pivoxa15
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Graduate Uniqueness of Bojowald's Bounce in the Multiverse
- hurk4
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Undergrad What is the significance of inverse meters in astronomy calculations?
- velvetymoogle
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Graduate Explaining the Quantum Mystery: Are Parallel Universes the Answer?
- qspeechc
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High School Traveling at c, how long to the edge of the solar system from earth?
- Mackay1011
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Undergrad How Have Advances in Cosmology Progressed Since Einstein?
- wolram
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Graduate Supernova Distance Debate: New Evidence from Astrophysics Research by H. Arp"
- wolram
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Graduate Our skewed perception of galaxies
- Veritas2
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