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Graduate How the calculated total velocity derived ?
- Venus50
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Undergrad Is redshift the only evidence for cosmic expansion?
- shrumeo
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Undergrad A simple explination of why clocks move faster in space
- Mad_Gouki
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Stargazing Spitzer Telescope spies 'youngest' planet
- pelastration
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Graduate What happens when you turn on the light in a simple thought experiment?
- force5
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Undergrad What Would a Martian Calendar Look Like for Well-Established Colonies?
- MonstersFromTheId
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High School Can daytime weather predict clear nights for stargazing?
- Eh
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Graduate Superconductive Planck/Scale Space
- PFanalog57
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Undergrad Calculate the gravitational field of a object
- taylordnz
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High School When will the stars die out?
- Nec
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Graduate Have Cosmologists Determined the Total Mass of the Universe?
- Antonio Lao
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Undergrad What are the Characteristics of Short Gamma Ray Bursts?
- cangus
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Graduate Entering the Sphere of Influence
- Venus50
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Graduate Why did Pioneer 10 have an anomalous acceleration toward the Sun?
- kurious
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Graduate And the question remains, is our Universe really a Hologram?
- startic84
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Undergrad Understanding Galaxy Formation and the Factors Influencing Their Size
- Vast
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Graduate Virtual particles and cosmological expansion
- turbo
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Undergrad Looking for a *3D navigable* star map.
- MonstersFromTheId
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Technical name for the moon is Irene
- numberPI
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Undergrad How Can I Simulate a Star Collision on a Computer?
- Pattielli
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Compatibility of Orion Solar Filter for Celestron 60 AZ Model
- Dagenais
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Graduate Can the Hubble Expansion Explain the Mechanism of Gravity?
- darkbob5150
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Undergrad Neutron stars seem an oddity to me
- wolram
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Graduate Is space-time a lattice or continuum?
- killerinstinct
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How far have we explored space and what evidence exists for alien life?
- Pattielli
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Graduate Geosynchronous station keeping
- BobG
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Graduate Spaceships a'turnin round and round - in space
- NMonter
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High School What Substances Exist in the Atmosphere of Our Galaxy?
- Pattielli
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Graduate How much is space actually bent by mass?
- techwonder
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Reinventing the Universe: Thacker Cosmology
- energia
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Undergrad Why can't we go to the center of the galaxy?
- billy_boy_999
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Undergrad Do Titan and Saturn's gravity keep the rings from collapsing?
- Oochy
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High School Can Time Travel Really Happen Through Black Holes?
- Razi Abid
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High School Is There Software That Can Connect My Meade LX200 GPS Telescope to My PC?
- DeepSky
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Graduate Is the Universe Finite or Infinite?
- Bringo
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High School Can Large Meteors Really Fall Directly on Me?
- Pattielli
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Graduate Is the Big Bang Theory Confusing the Concept of Singularity and Black Holes?
- Imparcticle
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High School How to measure the Distance from Earth to Sun?
- DeepSky
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What Unusual Planetary Compositions Could Exist Beyond Earth?
- Loren Booda
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Graduate Is the total spin of the universe zero?
- Antonio Lao
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Graduate Non-uniform universe model with expansion and simultaneous compression
- eric nixon
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How Can I Create a Small Observatory to Watch the Stars?
- Pattielli
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High School How Can We Determine if a Star is Still Active or Already Dead?
- Pattielli
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Distance between Mu Leporis and Nihal
- MonstersFromTheId
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Graduate Is the Big Bang Theory Suppressing Alternative Cosmological Ideas?
- wolram
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High School Could Mars Have Lost a Large Moon?
- mem
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Graduate What Comprises the 5% of Visible Matter in the Universe?
- wolram
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High School Why doesn't the Sun move like planets, and why does it stay hot?
- Pattielli
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Stupid question looking for stupid answer
- Pierre
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Undergrad Would a math minor help an astrophysics major?
- Zaphodx57x
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High School Falling Stars not beyond my interests.
- Pattielli
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High School What Substances Exist on Stars and How Did They Form?
- Pattielli
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High School Some other curious questions about stars
- Pattielli
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Graduate Angular momentum in close binaries
- Kurdt
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Undergrad Methane On Mars (Keeps Increasing)
- Nommos Prime (Dogon)
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Graduate Is the Accelerated Expansion of the Universe Shrinking Our Visible Universe?
- turbo
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Graduate What are the Consequences of Non-Uniform Expansion?
- Hydr0matic
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Graduate Do you follow theories about colliding braneworlds?
- marcus
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Graduate Is the Friedmann Paradox Solved by the Concordance Model?
- meteor
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Undergrad What is the calculated mass of a post supernovae star
- taylordnz
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Graduate Is Spacetime a Closed Volume or a Convoluted Surface?
- Antonio Lao
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Humanity's Earth history all over again in space
- Solrojo
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Graduate Is the Thermal Background of the Universe opaque for certain waves?
- Olias
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High School Size of the Moon: Is It Really Different?
- Undomiel
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High School Why Does Starlight Still Shine Brightly in the Sky?
- Vance
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Graduate Is Dark Energy's Constant Density Indicative of a Larger Expansive Substance?
- kurious
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High School What is the difference between dark matter and planets?
- yifan
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Graduate How do black holes exhibit varying masses and event horizon radii?
- shrumeo
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Graduate Uneven expansion of the universe?
- Bob3141592
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Graduate Tough stuff the universe is like a crystal
- big-egg
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The Risk of Long Space Missions: Should You Take It?
- wolram
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Astro-Imaging with Affordable Equipment - My Experiences
- Physicsisfun2005
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Graduate How stable is the CMBR map over time?
- Hydr0matic
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Undergrad Massive stars shredding gas and dust clouds in DR21
- wolram
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Undergrad First image of a planet orbiting another star
- pelastration
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Graduate How Do Gravitons Influence Star Velocities in Spiral Galaxies?
- kurious
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Stargazing Astrophotography with Afocal Method: Tips for Better Results
- Dagenais
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High School Looking for Easy-to-Understand Articles on Dark Matter?
- mooberrymarz
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What Was There Before the Universe Was Created?
- lslars31
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Graduate Directional issues with the big bang model and looking back in time
- presentghost
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Is Space Travel Worth the Investment When Earth Needs Attention?
- iKwak
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Graduate How Can We See Light from Before the Big Bang?
- garyday
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Astronomy Q&A game
- Nicool002
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Graduate 2 N-Dimensional Space Intersection
- LLT
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Graduate Is Our Universe a Three-Dimensional Hologram?
- wuliheron
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Graduate Doesn't every particle distort space-time?
- Mike2
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Graduate Closer to the Monster - supermassive black hole
- Nereid
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Graduate Is Gravity Capable of Repulsive Forces?
- Yohan_Borga
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Graduate Is Dark Matter a 'Pressure' caused by something 'outside' of the Universe?
- Olias
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Graduate What is the Justification for Using Only 4 Dimensions to Explain the Universe?
- Antonio Lao
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High School Equipment and methods to detect cosmic rays at home
- billy_boy_999
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Graduate What Defines the Limits of Anomalous Planets?
- Loren Booda
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Graduate Cosmic microwave background radiation
- BryceG
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Graduate Did Moses Predict the Big Bang Theory?
- oscar
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Undergrad Methane Everywhere (I Told You All)
- Nommos Prime (Dogon)
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High School Can Life Travel to Other Worlds From Earth?
- wolram
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Undergrad How long would a day need to be for zero apparent gravity at the equator?
- 2Pac
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Undergrad How Accurate is the Current Value for 1 AU?
- recon
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Undergrad The angular size of stars - prac astronomy
- RoosterPhil
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