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Graduate Could Sirius A/B Trigger a Supernova?

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Graduate Unusual object I saw in sky in Boston area

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Graduate Matter-antimatter basis for dark energy

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Graduate An expanding universe, part of a bigger leading edge?

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High School Does blackhole have strong magnetic field?

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Graduate What epoch of the universe's evolution would be most conducive to life?

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I have a question for everyone here

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Graduate Something majorly wrong with this paper?

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High School What is at the center of the universe?

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Graduate CMBR - a possible alternative explanation?

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Graduate What is the relationship between gravity and dark matter in the universe?

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Graduate Got a link for the angular-size redshift relation?

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Graduate Do different photon colors follow different paths in curved spacetime?

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Graduate Heard anything about GPB results?

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Graduate Light cone and causal sphere visualisation for determinism

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Graduate Big Crunch or Big Rip? Universe's Future

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Undergrad Velocity to Keep Object in Orbit Above Moon - Jeffrey

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More stars in the Milky Way or galaxies in the universe?

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High School Why the sun/moon looks bigger at the sunset/rise?

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Graduate Cosmography: Measuring Universe Expansion via Supernova Data

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Graduate What causes the squiggly orbit and how can it be eliminated?

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Binoculars for stargazing under $250

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Graduate How could a spaceship mimic gravity?

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High School Expanding into Astrophotography: Seeking Recommendations for a £300 Telescope

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Graduate Should early universe claims require evidence of past physical laws?

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Graduate How can space expand?

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High School Measuring Distance to Understand Hubble Constant

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Graduate Why Dark Matter? Questions on Scientific Inquiry

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High School Quick (Most likely simple) Question

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Stargazing Heres my pic of m36 taken the other night

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Undergrad WHY is the sun red during rise and set

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High School Where Do We Look When We See the Milky Way from Earth?

  • PhanthomJay
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High School Does distant starlight fade as the universe expands?

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Graduate Expansion of the Universe and the Limitations of Hubble's Law

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Graduate Is MOND theory a viable alternative to dark matter?

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Stargazing My Latest M-51: A Comparison with Previous Attempts

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Graduate Effect of Sun movement on Planetary orbits?

  • OSalcido
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High School How do astronomers calculate the distance to an object using trigonometry?

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Did Arizona telescopes observe the Pluto conjunction?

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Undergrad Astronomy vs astrophysics vs cosmology, and Guth's free lunch universe

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Graduate Solutions of Friedmann Equations

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Graduate What If the Moon and Earth Were Twin Planets?

  • Stan52
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Graduate Orbits of Andromeda and Milky Way Galaxy About Each Other

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Graduate Is the trampoline analogy an accurate representation of space-time curvature?

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High School Celestron C11 auto three-star alignment slewing incorrectly

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Undergrad High Velocity Impact of Planets - Atomsphere question

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Graduate Why don't planets show detectable dark matter effects?

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Graduate Is universe expansion a property of spacetime itself rather than its contents?

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Graduate Is There Evidence for Handedness in the Universe?

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Undergrad Experiments that provide evidence for the expansion of the universe

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Undergrad Earth's rotational speed when its gravity is 5.0m/s2

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Undergrad Recommendations for learning radiative transfer physics

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Undergrad Spacecraft travel time accelerating halfway at 9.8 m/s²

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Graduate Can Time and Motion Be Separated in an Expanding Universe?

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High School Why would the universe end with light escaping into space?

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Graduate Where does Earth get energy to move through an expanding universe?

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Graduate How Is Total Radial Velocity Determined in Binary Stars?

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Undergrad Getting started with astronomy and astrophysics self-study

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Graduate Big Bang and Infinite Universe Theory

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High School Can Aliens See Events from the Past?

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Graduate How big is the area of influence around Lagrange L1 and L2 points?

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Undergrad Is the Moon's Rotation a Coincidence?

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High School Why are moon phases more visible in evening than morning?

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Graduate Alternatives to the FRLW model for a presentation

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Graduate Does this model correctly show how we see the CMB today?

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Graduate What are the Detailed Steps and Mechanisms of Stellar Evolution?

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Graduate Lunar Laser Rangefinding: Testing GR's Gravitomagnetic Phenomenon?

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Undergrad Universal Gravitation and orbit

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Undergrad Information and facts about Cepheid variable stars for a report

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Highlight something on MS word and press backspace

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Stargazing A rough calculation on the duration of lunar eclipse

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Graduate No Big Bang? Endless Universe Made Possible by New Model

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High School Could the Moon's Shape Explain Why We Only See One Side?

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Graduate Gravitational Potential Enery Problem

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Stargazing Watching the Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd?

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Graduate Is the Universe's Oscillating Theory Inefficient?

  • Robert J. Grave
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Undergrad Could a Giant Iron Planet Form a Black Hole?

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Graduate Cosmic clocks and gravitational energy in inhomogeneous universe models

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Undergrad What is the vector equation for escape velocity?

  • rich86
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Access to astronomy journal articles

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Graduate Where Can I Find Data on Stellar Types and Their Locations in the Milky Way?

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Graduate Is Hu and Dodelson's standard cosmological paradigm paper a good reference?

  • wolram
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Graduate Explain p-process in nucleosynthesis

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Graduate Charged particles from our Sun travelling too fast?

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Graduate Could gamma ray bursts result from electron-positron annihilation?

  • verdigris
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Graduate Topics connecting quantum mechanics and astrophysics for a presentation

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Graduate Stephen Hawking's Theory of Everything and Imaginary Time

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Undergrad Doesn't dust or debris collect at the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points?

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Graduate Big Bang afterglow fails intergalactic shadow test

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Undergrad Astro simulation program problem - program bugs?

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Graduate Chapter07.pdfCan Killing Vectors Derive the Schwarzschild Metric?

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High School How is a Comet Defined?

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Does the universe have a purpose for being?

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Graduate Is Every Point in The Universe a Microcosm of the Whole of Creation?

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Graduate Is the Universe Expanding Faster Than the Speed of Light?

  • Physics-Learner
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Graduate Cosmic clocks, cosmic variance and cosmic averages by Wiltshire

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Graduate Planetary formation and effects of gravity

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Graduate Nucleosynthesis with the Big Bang and the Supernovas?

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Undergrad What would happen if I were to near and be consumed by a black hole?

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High School Could the moon still be vibrating from its formation?

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