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High School What exactly is L, Lz and E in orbital mechanics?

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Undergrad Are Exotic Leptons Crucial for Life's Existence?

  • windy miller
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Stargazing Deep Space Imaging and stacking images for less noise

  • davenn
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High School What Causes the 2.7 Kelvin Temperature in the Vacuum of Space?

  • Stephanus
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High School Is dark matter a sea of massive photons?

  • BobbyHurley
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High School Is the Variable Speed of Light Theory a Viable Alternative to Inflation?

  • Einstein's Cat
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Undergrad Detecting Entanglement in the Inflationary Potential: Is it Possible?

  • Markus Hanke
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High School The universe is crowded with black holes

  • wolram
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Undergrad Dark Matter: Can Gravitational Field Be Generated?

  • Lorenzo Mambretti
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High School Quasars & Fusion: Could They Generate Energy from Fusion?

  • Miguel de Luis
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Insights Where Did the Big Bang Happen? - Comments

  • Multiple_Authors
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Undergrad Why do we need "planetary equilibrium temperature"?

  • GW150914
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High School Barycenter: Objects orbiting each other

  • Biker
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High School Is There a Limit to How Much Light Can Be Stretched Out in a Black Hole?

  • Borrah Campbell
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Undergrad Youtube video about the sound of a pulsar

  • Garlic
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High School Could the universe's Big Bang be 1D?

  • scimeister
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Stargazing Is There More Than One Universe?

  • elhumanoid
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High School Could LIGO Have Detected Dark Matter?

  • wolram
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Graduate Charged black holes and charge balance in galaxies

  • Keith12345
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Undergrad The Infinity of Days in the Eternity Universe

  • thinkandmull
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Stargazing The terrible distortions of the Hubble Telescope

  • oz93666
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Undergrad Is the total amount of gravity in the Universe conserved?

  • a dull boy
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Undergrad What are the Different Types of Multiverse Theories in Cosmology?

  • Schnellmann
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High School Sgr A Relativistic Jets Visible?

  • D English
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Undergrad Dark Energy - something from nothing?

  • Schnellmann
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Undergrad Does Black Hole Evaporation Violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

  • Einstein's Cat
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Undergrad Astronomical improvements needed to discover a ex-solar moon

  • Buzz Bloom
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High School Why do stars experience gravity more than its mass?

  • AshUchiha
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Undergrad Quantum Kinetic Energy of Neutrons, Protons and Electrons

  • gennarakis
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High School Why Is the Sun Expanding & Getting Hotter?

  • stevendaryl
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High School Hubble's Law: Explaining Why Distant Bodies Recede Faster

  • Einstein's Cat
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High School Density of Black Holes: Unveiling the Universe's Secrets

  • wolram
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Undergrad Remote observer sees black hole evaporate

  • phinds
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High School LIGO detects second gravity waves

  • elusiveshame
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Graduate Systematic study comparing cosmological models?

  • Vincentius
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Undergrad Spacecraft Launches: Perigee & Apogee - Why Terminate?

  • jose medina pedraza
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Graduate Stellar photosphere temperatures

  • astrotizio
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Undergrad How can the universe expand faster than light?

  • A AM ARYA
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Undergrad How Do You Convert Parsecs to Arcminutes in Astrophysics?

  • mmont012
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Stargazing Dealing with Dust and Condensation on Telescope Mirrors

  • sophiecentaur
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High School Cosmological data margins of error

  • Clever Penguin
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High School Is the universe expanding faster than expected

  • wolram
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Undergrad Understanding the Polar and Equatorial Temperature Differences on Planets

  • Liam A
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What does Astrophysics/Astronomy mean to you?

  • Mariam Abalo-Toga
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High School What Happens to the Singularity Inside a Black Hole When It Evaporates?

  • Rishi Tharun
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Undergrad Different densities of the universe on different angles?

  • KingSnackMan
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High School Is Space Truly Expanding or Just a Pedagogical Tool?

  • wolram
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Undergrad Could Brown Dwarf Sub-Dwarf Companions Host Habitable Moons?

  • |Glitch|
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High School Infinite multiverse would contain the ridiculous?

  • Andrew Wright
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High School Zero degrees longitude on other planets

  • Zamedy
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Stargazing Can you me with this Hershel telescope beam?

  • sonutabitha
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Stargazing Why Can't I See Anything Through My Newtonian Reflector Telescope?

  • George Barry
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Undergrad Rate of Supernovae in the Milky Way Galaxy: Scientists' Best Estimate

  • Erenjaeger
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High School Calculating distances with an elliptical orbit

  • iLoveBigData
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Undergrad What is the size of the observable universe relative to CMBR

  • PeterPendragon
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Graduate Trapping the sun in a perfect insulator

  • serp777
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High School Is the concept of true distance compatible with relativity?

  • rede96
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High School What is the maximum lifespan of a B-class blue giant star?

  • SF Alba
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Graduate On a Clear Day, at 6 ft tall, at the waters edge ....

  • WallyTheInept
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Undergrad Calculating semi-major axis and minimum mass of an exoplanet

  • Mauro Montemayor
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High School What is the reason for galaxies fading in the distant future?

  • Einstein's Cat
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High School Kepler's Laws of planetary motion

  • Erenjaeger
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High School What Is the Nature of Space and Its Infinite Possibilities?

  • PeterPendragon
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High School Universe is accelerating expanding

  • Physics_Kid
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Undergrad What Does MUV Mean in Astronomy? Understanding GN-z11 and its Redshift

  • Phys12
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High School Could Dark Matter be Time itself?

  • ricardo81
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Undergrad How does mars have a magnetic field, with a cooled core?

  • Ethan Howell
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High School How do we know we are not inside a blackhole?

  • marcelhattingh
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Undergrad The "real" reason why some galaxies are flat

  • Afterthought
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Undergrad How Many Einstein Rings Have Been Discovered?

  • wolram
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High School Data on time for fading of galaxy?

  • Einstein's Cat
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Graduate The equation of state of non-relativistic energy

  • Joey21
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High School What Are Love Numbers and How Do They Impact Tidal Deformations?

  • Hoophy
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High School Jupiter Red Spot Position and more

  • Omega0
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Undergrad Light speed moving objects -- What would it look like?

  • Gassine
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Undergrad Is the Oort Cloud Just Speculation or a Real Cosmic Structure?

  • rootone
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Undergrad Superconductors and spacetime question

  • Billy Maxwell
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Undergrad Hubble finds universe may be expanding faster than expected

  • |Glitch|
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High School Equatorial platform: any experiences?

  • sophiecentaur
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High School Dipole pattern for Fine Structure Constant?

  • mikenw
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High School Does the moon rotate on its axis?

  • lw1990
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High School Are the axes of celestial objects parallel in a galaxy?

  • lw1990
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High School Are Larger Black Holes Less Dense Than Smaller Ones?

  • Will Langas
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Graduate Life forms that live in decreasing entropy phase of universe

  • Ito
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High School Is the formation of galaxy groups explained correctly here?

  • PrincePhoenix
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Undergrad How does the solar wind affect Earth's atmosphere?

  • PaperAirplane
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Undergrad What happens when tidal power runs out?

  • Simoyd
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Undergrad Why physicist who discovered things in gravity are the most famous ones ?

  • ricky33
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Stargazing What is the difference between a type IIP and type IIL supernova?

  • davenn
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Undergrad GW150914 and GW150914-GBM revisited

  • Chronos
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High School Predicting the future of a deterministic universe

  • raphalbatros
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Graduate What is the significance of peculiar motion in galactic rotation data analysis?

  • Bill McKeeman
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Stargazing A new and improved Eta Carina image

  • davenn
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High School Expansion of space and momentums of galaxies

  • Buckethead
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Undergrad Is tangential velocity in elliptical orbits stable?

  • Andreas C
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Graduate Having Trouble with ISIS Image Subtraction Method?

  • beavez
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High School Walking on a sheet of grippy fabric in space.

  • qpwimblik
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Graduate Theories and questions on the expansion of the universe

  • Enquerencia
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Undergrad Vacuum energy density after inflation

  • windy miller
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Undergrad Is the BB Paradox Compatible with an Infinite Expanding Universe?

  • windy miller
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