Recent Astronomy Questions

• What does energy from the sun travel to earth as?

  1 hr 23 min ago - The sun release energy in the form of light, or more broadly,...

• Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?

  1 hr 23 min ago - Pluto is no longer considered a planet because astronomers ha...

• How many planets have life?

  1 hr 26 min ago - No direct observational evidence has been encountered of life...

• Is Venus closer to the Sun than Earth?

  1 hr 27 min ago - Yes. Venus is 67.2 million miles from the sun, compared with ...

• What accounts for different stars being seen in the sky during different seasons of the year?

  1 hr 27 min ago - There are two motions that affect the Earth: its rotation aro...

• What is the study of the size, movements, and composition of the planets, stars, and other deep-space objects?

  1 hr 28 min ago - Astronomy is the study of the size, movements, and compositio...

• What do we know about the 24th dimension?

  1 hr 29 min ago - It is the packing of spheres in 24 dimensional space, via the...

• Is there extraterrestrial life?

  1 hr 29 min ago - Many people believe in extraterrestrial life, but it has neve...

• What is the hypothesis called, that the sun and the planets developed out of the same cloud of gas and dust?

  1 hr 29 min ago - Nebular hypothesis n (Astronomy) the theory that the solar sy...

• Which star is the brightest star in the night sky?

  1 hr 31 min ago - Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. With a visual ...

• What do satellites do?

  1 hr 33 min ago - Technically, a satellite is any body that orbits another, lar...

• What are the terrestrial planets in our solar system?

  1 hr 34 min ago - The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the...

• How can the universe expand if it is already infinite?

  1 hr 35 min ago - It is almost impossible for people to comprehend, but it actu...

• Where and when is the next total solar eclipse?

  1 hr 35 min ago - The next Solar Eclipse will be on July 22nd 2009. And will be...

• What is the time of revolution of Uranus?

  1 hr 36 min ago - One revolution period around the Sun takes Uranus 84 years. O...

• Is every star a sun?

  1 hr 36 min ago - A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma that is held tog...

• Is the universe is infinite?

  1 hr 36 min ago - Nobody knows for sure but the theory is that the universe is ...

• Is there another planet that can sustain human life?

  1 hr 38 min ago - As of yet, there has not been another planet found that can s...

• What is a globular cluster?

  1 hr 38 min ago - Globular clusters are gravitationally bound concentrations of...

• Why can't astronauts burp in space?

  1 hr 39 min ago - The reason astronauts can't burp in space s that there is no ...

• What is fourier space?

  1 hr 40 min ago - In mathematics, Fourier space is the space in which the Fouri...

• What is the orbit of the skull?

  1 hr 41 min ago - The orbit is the part of the skull known as the eye socket. S...

• What is the suns composition?

  1 hr 41 min ago - The Sun is a mixture of gases - approximately 75% hydrogen an...

• What do the 30 Seconds to Mars symbols look like?

  1 hr 41 min ago - 30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles,...

• How often do solar eclipses happen?

  1 hr 43 min ago - There has been an average of 2.4 eclipses each year. The numb...

• What is the distance between earth and the moon?

  1 hr 43 min ago - An international group of scientists has pinpointed that ther...

• How old is saturn's light?

  1 hr 43 min ago - It takes about 76 minutes for light to travel from Saturn to ...

• Is the universe made up of hundreds of millions of galaxies?

  1 hr 43 min ago - The most current estimates guess that there are 100 to 200 bi...

• What is an equinox and what do they do?

  1 hr 44 min ago - An equinox is a day that has equal daytime and night-time. Th...

• What is the name of the new planet a?

  1 hr 45 min ago - Eris, the largest dwarf planet known, was discovered in an on...

• What is the fastest way to the moon?

  1 hr 45 min ago - With current technology the trip to the moon by rocket is abo...

• What is the earths penumbral shawdow?

  1 hr 47 min ago - The Penumbral Shadow is a zone where the Earth blocks part bu...

• When is the last time the united states went to the moon?

  1 hr 48 min ago - The year 1972 was the last time the US manned a mission on th...

• Why was pluto considered not a planet?

  1 hr 48 min ago - Planet redefined to mean object that orbits sun & is large en...

• Which planet is closest to the sun?

  1 hr 48 min ago - Mercury is the planet closest to the sun, only 58 million km ...

• What is a dark spot on Titan?

  1 hr 49 min ago - A dark, lake-like feature on Saturn's largest moon, Titan has...

• What is the sun yixian?

  1 hr 49 min ago - Who is Sun Yixian? he was a founder of the Chinese goverment

• What is the names of the planets?

  1 hr 50 min ago - In order from Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Satu...

• Is there life on other planets besides Earth?

  1 hr 50 min ago - Scientists have not found evidence that life exists outside E...

• What is the difference between civilian, astronomical and nautical sunsets?

  1 hr 50 min ago - Civil Twilight is the time between the moment of sunset, when...

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