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Dear Brothers, Thanks all for your support and patience to answer my question. @Simon Bridge: Can you guide me to some good books about cosmology (Particularly about stars) which explains in simple terminology with examples. In other words, a man like me can understand from that. @Cosmic Eye...

Dear simon, Dont feel bad that I am throwing a lot of basic questions.. After doing a google, I found this forum and thought that this is the right place to take clarification.

Dear Drakkith & Simon Bridge.. Excellent guidance.. thanks a ton.. Another one.. How the lightning is happening..? is this happening only during the rainy season or even in the normal day?

Great explanation.. but, I learned that Earth is having north and south pole as like magnet.. if so, what makes the difference between gravitational force and magnetic force.

1. If sun is having such enormous magnetic power to hold all the 9 planets and make revolving around sun then why the moon is revolving around the Earth instead sun? 2. In nomenclature, a magnet means, it absorbs material within its magnetic filed, if so, why other planets not moving closure to...

IBix & Simon.. Thanks a lot for your explanation. Meanwhile, I have lot of doubts and require explanation for that.. can I continue in the same thread.. or do i need to open up different discussion topic? Once again thanks to you both.

Dear Simon Bridge.. First, I would like to thank you for your quick reply.. and I can understand the logic behind a light year measurement. But where I need explanation is, If a star emits a light, how long it takes to reach us?, if that star is away from us a light year distance?. Thanks

I am a lay man but having lot of interest in understanding about out space & universe. In connection to that, I need a explanation for my confusion regarding light years, which is denoted for mentioning the distance of an object located far away from the earth. Let say a star located a light...