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    Graduate At what point would we discover a black hole headed directly toward us?

    easiest, safest and fastest method would be to watch for anomalies in background galactic radiation. As you know , the galaxy emits a left over gamma or other wavelength radiation from deep space. If a black were to approach us to any reasonable distance , it will block that part out and create...
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    Undergrad Could a Planet Thrive with Two Suns?

    As was said earlier, there are many possible permutations and outcomes depending on the exact orbital size and mass of the planets. One possible permutation that was not brought up is that the planet will orbit around both stars as they orbit each other. To understand this, imagine the...
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    Graduate Estimating Displacement of Uranus Due to Neptune's Gravity

    Im trying to calculate the orbit of a planet rotating a star after "x" amount of mass has been transferred form the planet to the star. I took our own solar system for example and assumed Earth was the only planet orbiting the sun. I used the orbit equilibrium equation : (GM1M2)/ R = M2...