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Graduate Distance to See One Star: Current Tech & Laws

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Undergrad Gravitational lensing and Dark matter

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Undergrad How Far Can We See the Brightest Known Star?

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High School Global warming and solar actvities

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Undergrad The Mystery of Earth's Rotation & Revolution

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Undergrad Mercury: Why Doesn't it Vaporize Away?

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Undergrad So , we don't know how universe began?

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High School How Will the Universe Ultimately Meet Its End?

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High School Matter combined with Antimater question

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Undergrad Telescope Size and Distance: Do We Need Four Times the Diameter?

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Graduate Would the night sky still be dark with 2mm-sensitive eyes?

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Graduate Cepheid Stars & the Hubble Parameter: What is Their Role?

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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?

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High School Can black holes and alien invasions explain the Tunguska event?

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Undergrad Do black holes interact with dark matter/energy?

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Undergrad Developments in Space Exploration

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High School Discovering the Sun's New Twin: HD 101364

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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?

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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?

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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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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++?

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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

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Are Voyager 1 and 2 Still Sending Data Back to Earth?

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Graduate Sun's Normalcy: Is Less Nuclear Burning Possible?

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Graduate Nonrelativistic perihelion drift, best references ?

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Stargazing Telescopes: what can you see without CCD?

  • dilletante
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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Undergrad Moon's orbit & length of day/month

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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

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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

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Graduate Can Dark Energy Be Tested in a Lab Using Superconductors?

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Stargazing Build a Powerful Telescope at Home | Tips and Tricks for Optimal Magnification

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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

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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?

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Graduate Uniqueness of Bojowald's Bounce in the Multiverse

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Undergrad What is the significance of inverse meters in astronomy calculations?

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Graduate Explaining the Quantum Mystery: Are Parallel Universes the Answer?

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High School Traveling at c, how long to the edge of the solar system from earth?

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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

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