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  44 min ago - Neptune is similar in composition to Uranus. Astronomers some...

• Does anyone own the planet Earth?

  44 min ago - Nobody owns the planet. Life does, on every level. We owe our...

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  46 min ago - The ciliary muscle helps to change the shape of the lens. Thi...

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• How was the universe made?

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• How are seasons in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere related?

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• What is the period of revolution?

  48 min ago - The period of revolution for Mars is 687 days (=668 sols). In...

• How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?

  50 min ago - It takes one year for a complete revolution.ChaCha!

• What are the effects of the earths tilt rotation revolution?

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• How big is the explosion of an MOAB estimated to be?

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• Which of the 8 planets would float in water?

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• How far is the moon from mars?

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• How long does it take jupiter to orbit the sun?

  53 min ago - Jupiter's orbital period is 4332.71 days long. It is the larg...

• How would the solstices and equinoxes change is the Earth's orbit were circular instead of elliptical?

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• What does Wiens Law reveal about stars in the sky?

  54 min ago - Simply put, Wien's law tells us that the hotter the object, t...

• What is evidence leading to the big bang theory?

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• How many rings does Neptune have exactly?

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• How many stars are there Move shake drop?

  58 min ago - 7 followed by 22 zeros or, more accurately, 70 sextillion, is...

• How long does it take for the moon to go through its phases?

  59 min ago - It takes 27 days for the moon to go through all of its phases...

• How many moons does Neptune have, and does it have any rings?

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• Who is Edwin Hubble?

  1 hr ago - Edwin Powell Hubble is known for determining there are other ...

• How many rings does Uranus have?

  1 hr ago - There are at least nine rings around Uranus. The rings are co...

• Why does the Southern Hemisphere have a smaller temperature range than the Northern Hemisphere?

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• Is the universe never ending?

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• How was our solar system formed?

  1 hr 2 min ago - Scientists believe that the solar system was formed when a cl...

• How many rings does saturn have?

  1 hr 4 min ago - Saturn has four main groups of rings and three fainter, narro...

• How far is the space station from earth?

  1 hr 4 min ago - The International Space Station is approximately 220 miles fr...

• How far is the moon?

  1 hr 5 min ago - It is about 250,000 miles from Earth to the moon. The moon mo...

• How many rings does mars have?

  1 hr 5 min ago - Mars has no rings around it, unlike planets like saturn.

• Where are most of the asteroids found in our solar system?

  1 hr 7 min ago - The giant asteroid belt near Jupiter is the most dense accumu...

• Where is our sun located in the milky way?

  1 hr 7 min ago - The sun is about 26,000 light-years from the center of the Mi...

• What causes the seasons on Earth?

  1 hr 8 min ago - Seasons are caused by the earth's tilt in relation to the Sum...

• What is the name for stars that seem to circle around polaris and never dip below the horizon?

  1 hr 8 min ago - A circumpolar star is a star that, as viewed from a given lat...

• How many rings does Jupiter have?

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• Star of david?

  1 hr 9 min ago - The Star of David , known in Hebrew as the Shield of David or...

• Is pluto a planet?

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• What is the suns energy classified by?

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• What does the Big Bang Theory state?

  1 hr 12 min ago - About 15 billion years ago a tremendous explosion started the...

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