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    Undergrad Does Hydrogen Alone Lead to Life in the Universe?

    Hey all, I was reading some stuff on-line, when I saw a post by someone that said: Hydrogen, a colourless, odourless gas, which left long enough will turn into people. Someone replied: Negative. An abundance of primordial helium is also required otherwise fusion in stars proceed too quickly...
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    High School What Are the Best References for Exoplanet Data and Information?

    Was wondering if anyone has any good references on exo planets, how their data is listed, a compilation of any relevant information. Much appreciated. :bugeye:
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    Undergrad Exoplanet Hunting & Quantification: Tips & Resources

    Hey all, Can anyone suggest any good websites or books that explain the hunt for and quantification of results about exoplanets and their orbits. Regards
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    Undergrad Photovoltaic Physics Course Resources for Undergrads

    look up compton scattering pz
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    Graduate The Mystery of Aurora Borealis: Electron Acceleration

    the sky is blue due to the fact that the blue end of the spectrum is scattered because the atmosphere is comprised of molecules that are of the order (in size) of the blue wavelength hence the blue light appears 'everywhere' overhead
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    Undergrad How Can I Measure Particle Characteristics for My Water Filtration System?

    firstly bashir do you have a ruler? then you can estimate 3 of the above, but i think the fourth option is the volume ?? WERD!
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    High School Why is air always cold when it moves at high speeds?

    More importantly I think that others have fail to state is its to do with Newtons laws of cooling, forced convection moves away 'preheated' air allowing for a faster expenditure of heat from an object ( say the body) than a sample of air with a temperature excess closer to zero (the temp of the...
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    Graduate Do Photons Have Different Rest Mass?

    I asked this same question many moons ago MINT!
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    How Can I Improve My Intelligence and Speed of Thought?

    odd Analogy but yes I see what you mean :approve:
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    Undergrad Golfing on the Moon: Can a Ball Achieve Orbit?

    You would need to work out the exit velocity required by an object to leave the gravitation force. Then if this is humanly possible. If so you could
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    Undergrad Astrophysics Starter Guide | Find the Best Textbooks

    My university library only has this title , Stellar structure and evolution / R. Kippenhahn, A. Weigert. have you by chance read this?
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    Undergrad Astrophysics Starter Guide | Find the Best Textbooks

    Thanks for your reply Helios will check it out
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    Undergrad Astrophysics Starter Guide | Find the Best Textbooks

    hey all, Has anyone got any suggestions for a good astrophysics starter text. Not to keen for a pop science book, more of a qualitative book. Regards
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    What is your average daily study time?

    How much do you do when its exam time? I try for 8hrs