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Graduate Uncovering the Optimal Epoch for Life in the Universe
- Loren Booda
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I have a question for everyone here
- jks48
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Graduate Something majorly wrong with this paper?
- natski
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High School What is at the center of the universe?
- .ultimate
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Graduate CMBR - a possible alternative explanation?
- Brain Dwarf
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Graduate What is the relationship between gravity and dark matter in the universe?
- talksabcd
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Graduate Got a link for the angular-size redshift relation?
- marcus
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Graduate Does Mass and Energy Affect the Path of Light Differently in General Relativity?
- talksabcd
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Graduate Heard anything about GPB results?
- marcus
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Graduate Help Visualisation and Stats for a Determinist
- LukeS
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Graduate Big Crunch or Big Rip? Universe's Future
- MotolovCocktail
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Undergrad Velocity to Keep Object in Orbit Above Moon - Jeffrey
- jeffreydi
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High School Why the sun/moon looks bigger at the sunset/rise?
- pixel01
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Graduate Cosmography: Measuring Universe Expansion via Supernova Data
- wolram
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Graduate What causes the squiggly orbit and how can it be eliminated?
- mrjoe2
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Find the Perfect Binocular for Stargazing: Expert Recommendations and Reviews
- Maxwells Demon
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Graduate How could a spaceship mimic gravity?
- Ara macao
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High School Expanding into Astrophotography: Seeking Recommendations for a £300 Telescope
- Digz
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Graduate Uncovering the Truth: A Physics Site Dedicated to Evidence-Based Discussions
- dad
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Graduate Understanding the Expansion of Space: A Scientific Perspective
- Starship
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High School Measuring Distance to Understand Hubble Constant
- fabbo
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Graduate Why Dark Matter? Questions on Scientific Inquiry
- mwsund
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High School Quick (Most likely simple) Question
- josht
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Stargazing Heres my pic of m36 taken the other night
- twinsen
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Undergrad WHY is the sun red during rise and set
- kendr_pind
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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 Bertrand Russell's Paradox: Certainty or Doubt?
- talksabcd
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Graduate Expansion of the Universe and the Limitations of Hubble's Law
- .ultimate
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Graduate Was Newton in Error? Philosophical Prejudice & MOND Theory
- ptabor
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Stargazing My Latest M-51: A Comparison with Previous Attempts
- russ_watters
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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?
- Sock
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Arizona Telescope: Did Big Scopes See Pluto Conjunction?
- interested_learner
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Undergrad What Are the Key Differences Between Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology?
- murshid_islam
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Graduate Solutions of Friedmann Equations
- petmal
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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
- RJ Emery
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Graduate Is the trampoline analogy an accurate representation of space-time curvature?
- pivoxa15
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High School Anyone own a Celestron 11'' schmidt cassegrain?
- EIRE2003
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Undergrad High Velocity Impact of Planets - Atomsphere question
- Nexus555
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Graduate The Elusive Nature of Dark Matter: Why Can't We Detect It in Our Solar System?
- mwsund
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Graduate Why Dark Energy? Investigating Universe Expansion
- mwsund
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Graduate Is There Evidence for Handedness in the Universe?
- wolram
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Undergrad Experiments that provide evidence for the expansion of the universe
- Badfan
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Undergrad Earth's rotational speed when its gravity is 5.0m/s2
- amosor
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Undergrad Radiative Transfer: Learn Physics - Free Reference Guide
- anjor
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Undergrad Acceleration, velocity, distance, speed and time help please
- Rich_M
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Graduate Can Time and Motion Be Separated in an Expanding Universe?
- petm1
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High School End of the Universe: Light is the Final Frontier
- bassplayer142
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Graduate How Does Energy Influence Our Movement in the Expanding Universe?
- eaboujaoudeh
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Graduate How Is Total Radial Velocity Determined in Binary Stars?
- Soylentgreen
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Undergrad How Do You Begin Your Journey in Astronomy and Astrophysics?
- yarons
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Graduate Big Bang and Infinite Universe Theory
- Swapnil
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High School Can Aliens See Events from the Past?
- seaners
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Graduate L1 L2 Points: Influence & Model Dependence
- wolram
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Undergrad Is the Moon's Rotation a Coincidence?
- meckano
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High School Questions out of curiosity… Enlighten me please
- ~DarkAngel
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Graduate What Are the Key Alternative Cosmological Models Beyond the FRLW Framework?
- fasterthanjoao
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Graduate Illustrating the CMB: Drawing Concentric Circles to Show Expansion Over Time
- Dmstifik8ion
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Graduate What are the Detailed Steps and Mechanisms of Stellar Evolution?
- Valium
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Graduate Lunar Laser Rangefinding: Testing GR's Gravitomagnetic Phenomenon?
- cesiumfrog
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Undergrad Universal Gravitation and orbit
- Gabby Jay
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Undergrad What Are the Key Insights and Fascinating Facts About Cepheid Variable Stars?
- Maxwells Demon
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Highlight something on MS word and press backspace
- Cyrus
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Stargazing A rough calculation on the duration of lunar eclipse
- Valium
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Graduate No Big Bang? Endless Universe Made Possible by New Model
- SF
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High School Could the Moon's Shape Explain Why We Only See One Side?
- richbass
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Graduate Gravitational Potential Enery Problem
- blumfeld0
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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?
- Nexus555
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Graduate How Do Cosmic Clocks Influence Our Understanding of General Relativity?
- wolram
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Undergrad What is the vector equation for escape velocity?
- rich86
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Access to astronomy journal articles
- big man
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Graduate Where Can I Find Data on Stellar Types and Their Locations in the Milky Way?
- robousy
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Graduate Is the Standard Cosmological Paradigm Explained Well by Hu and Dodelson?
- wolram
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Graduate Explain p-process in nucleosynthesis
- sruthisupriya
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Graduate Charged particles from our Sun travelling too fast?
- verdigris
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Graduate Gamma Ray Bursters: Electrons, Anti-Electrons & Mass Exploding
- verdigris
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Graduate How Can Quantum Mechanics Illuminate Our Understanding of Astrophysics?
- judonight
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Graduate Stephen Hawking's Theory of Everything and Imaginary Time
- orzos
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Undergrad Doesn't dust or debris collect at the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points?
- rbj
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Graduate Big Bang afterglow fails intergalactic shadow test
- heusdens
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Undergrad Astro simulation program problem - program bugs?
- concious
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Graduate Chapter07.pdfCan Killing Vectors Derive the Schwarzschild Metric?
- Ray
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High School How is a Comet Defined?
- DaveC426913
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The Three Purposes of the Universe: A Revelation.
- Entity
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Graduate Is Every Point in The Universe a Microcosm of the Whole of Creation?
- Bilbo
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Graduate Is the Universe Expanding Faster Than the Speed of Light?
- Physics-Learner
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Graduate David Wiltshire: Cosmic Clocks, Cosmic Variance & Cosmic Averages
- Kea
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Graduate Planetary formation and effects of gravity
- Feepo
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Graduate Nucleosynthesis with the Big Bang and the Supernovas?
- Magister
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Undergrad What would happen if I were to near and be consumed by a black hole?
- Rasine
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High School Formation of the Moon: A Vibrating History
- verdigris
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High School No big planets close to the Sun?
- verdigris
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Undergrad Water on Mars: Separating Fact from Fiction - Textbook Deadline Approaching!
- DaveC426913
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Undergrad Black holes, the sun and wormholes.
- Orl13
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Graduate Will the new WMAP3 data challenge the assumption of a spatially flat universe?
- marcus
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Undergrad Why Doesn't the Night Sky Shine as Bright as the Sun Despite Infinite Stars?
- Peter (IMC)
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