Recent questions in Astronomy

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What is the history of the observable universe, according to the study of astronomy?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by twr88

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Why can't you land on an outer planet with a spacecraft?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by StellarEnigma

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What prevents the oceans from breaking the Earth?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by Peter Trinh

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Is a neutron star as hot as the star it's made of?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by QfanatiQ

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What are the stars in our solar system? Are any of them also considered planets like Venus or Mars? If yes, then which ones? Why aren't they called planets?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by ZephyrShade

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What would happen if all planets in our Galaxy stopped paying taxes to Earth? Would Earth be forced to pay its own taxes?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by CelestialTwilight

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What is the theoretical upper bound to the mass of a supermassive black hole at the center of our Galaxy or its surrounding galaxies or even clusters containing thousands of galaxies?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by johnbythesea

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What is the minimum amount of mass required to leave orbit around our sun?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by RadiantNova

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If you go back in time do you have to go back in space? We are orbiting the sun counterclockwise 66,600 mph so if we go back in time one hour would we need to be 66,600 miles behind us to meet the planet in flight?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by Jonnn

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If you scaled up a banana to match the mass of the sun, would it collapse and turn into a star?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by CrystalSculptor

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Is the universe still young yet? Doesn't 13.8 billion years seem a little young for spacetime?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by John Lockwood

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What is between the earth and sky?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by boring git

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If two planets were identical, would there be any difference between them?

asked Apr 13, 2023 in Astronomy by mr bodgit

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The Moon is seen more than 12 hours every day. Does that mean that in the southern hemisphere the Moon is seen less than 12 hours every day?

asked Apr 12, 2023 in Astronomy by NebulaCharm

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Are there regions of spacetime that have curvature but do not have masses (such as stars and galaxies) in them?

asked Apr 12, 2023 in Astronomy by MysticDreamer

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If a chunk of Earth containing the first bacteria was blown into space 3 billion years ago by asteroid collision, might it have reached another Galaxy by now and evolved into something else?

asked Apr 12, 2023 in Astronomy by MG88

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Why do IQ tests only revolve around patterns?

asked Apr 12, 2023 in Astronomy by Alex08

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Why is the gravity of the earth 6 times more than the moon?

asked Apr 12, 2023 in Astronomy by wizard

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Is it possible for a large enough enclosed area to have its own weather system?

asked Apr 12, 2023 in Astronomy by Alan22

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Why does the dwarf planet Haumea have the shape of an ellipsoid and could not, by gravity, have a more spherical shape?

asked Apr 12, 2023 in Astronomy by Maj

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