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Why are there mountains on Mars but not on Venus?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by Connors1993

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What is the name of the star that is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere and not in the Northern Hemisphere?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by Adam Routley (2.4k points)

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Will our Galaxy continue to produce new states indefinitely?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by SolarisTwilight

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Which planets in our solar system actually have solid surfaces that astronauts can land on besides Earth, Mars and Mercury?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by Daisy55 (3.3k points)

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Is it possible for planets around double stars to be habitable like Earth?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by sweatysuccessful

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How can we explain the lack of observable parallax in the stars, which should be noticeable if the Earth is moving in an orbit around the Sun?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by SolarisDreamer

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Could two Earth-like planets share the same orbital path without eventually smashing into each other? They revolve around the Sun on the same exact path in the same direction.

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by CrystalScribe

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How long would it take a baseball to reach the sun if thrown at the Earth's orbital speed and if there was no air resistance?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by HarDeBloodyHarHar

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Does every star we see in night time in sky have its own solar system?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by brian9999

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Why do we see two moons in the sky sometimes?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by C Windsor General Bu

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The way I understand it is that the universe is expanding at the speed of light, then why do the planets stay in the same place?

asked Feb 12, 2023 in Astronomy by NebulaSeeker

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How can the moon and the sun be visible at the same time if they are meant to be on other sides of the world?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by Steve Chappell

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How far away from Earth is the nearest star? Are there any planets orbiting that star? If so, is there intelligent life on those planets?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by K89

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If the sun suddenly gained enough mass to pull the Earth in, how long would we have to live? Would we simply reach a new orbital path or would we fall into it?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by MysticScribe

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What would it be like to visit a low-gravity planet with a flourishing biosphere?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by plumber31

+127 votes

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If the universe is expanding, why doesn't the space between the planets in our solar system increase?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by Jamiegeese

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If there were no oceans, would the sun illuminate the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by che

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What's your take on the Fermi paradox theory?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by HughIsit

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If meteors hit Earth frequently, as scientists say they do, why aren't there more visible signs of them other than craters?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by JimTiler

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Neptune's moon Triton is getting closer to its planet. What will happen when they collide? Will Neptune absorb it?

asked Feb 11, 2023 in Astronomy by ZephyrSculptor

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