Recent Astronomy Questions

• Are there other life forms outside of Earth?

  1 hr 45 min ago - I would imagine so, but no-one knows for sure. We have still ...

• How many planets in the milky way?

  1 hr 46 min ago - Astronomers say there could be billions of Earths in our gala...

• What is the name of our planet?

  1 hr 46 min ago - Our planet, Earth, is the third planet from the Sun and the f...

• What inner planet is the smallest?

  1 hr 46 min ago - Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. It is also the smal...

• What is the distance between the earth and the sun?

  1 hr 46 min ago - On average, the distance between the earth and the sun is 93 ...

• Why do we always see the same side of the moon from earth?

  1 hr 47 min ago - The same side of the moon always faces Earth because the moon...

• Which planet is closet to the sun?

  1 hr 48 min ago - It is the closest planet to the sun. It takes only 88 Earth d...

• What surface features does mars have that are also common on earth?

  1 hr 48 min ago - Mars has plains, canyons, volcanoes, valleys, gullies, and po...

• Where is the subarachnoid on the body?

  1 hr 48 min ago - The subarachnoid usually refers to the space between the arac...

• Can you see the Earth from the Moon?

  1 hr 49 min ago - You can view Earth from the moon and it would appear larger t...

• How was the milky way formed?

  1 hr 49 min ago - The evidence suggests that our galaxy, the Milky Way, came in...

• Can you describe how a star similar to the sun changes after it leaves the main-sequence stage of its life cycle?

  1 hr 50 min ago - Stars on the main sequence fuse hydrogen to helium in their c...

• What color is the moon during a total lunar eclipse?

  1 hr 51 min ago - The moon glows red during a total lunar eclipse,because the l...

• What planet shows evidence of water erosion?

  1 hr 51 min ago - The Mars surface shows abundant evidence of water erosion.

• Where is the Milky Way located in space?

  1 hr 52 min ago - The center of the Milky Way lies in the direction of the cons...

• What is the tallest mountain on Mars?

  1 hr 54 min ago - Mt. Olympus is the name of the tallest mountain on Mars.It is...

• What is the latest 'UFO' sighting?

  1 hr 54 min ago - UFOs Sighted Over Russia An elongated, yellowish object was s...

• What are the to elements that make up most of the sun?

  1 hr 54 min ago - The predominant element in the Sun is hydrogen, then helium. ...

• What element is the most abundant in the universe?

  1 hr 54 min ago - Hydrogen is literally the most abundant element in the univer...

• When you look up at a star in the sky what are you really looking at?

  1 hr 55 min ago - A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma that is held tog...

• Does space ever end?

  1 hr 55 min ago - As far as we know, space has no actual end. We humans have on...

• What planet takes 29 days to orbit the sun?

  1 hr 55 min ago - There is not a planet that takes 29 days to orbit the sun. Me...

• When is the next Total Eclipse?

  1 hr 55 min ago - On Sunday, 2010 July 11, a total eclipse of the Sun is visibl...

• What is the composition of Mars?

  1 hr 56 min ago - The outer surface of Mars is mostly basalt, with a core of mo...

• What is the suns energy is a result of?

  1 hr 56 min ago - The sun's energy is the result of nuclear fusion. Hydrogen at...

• How long does it take for the sun dragon to incubate in Dragonvale?

  1 hr 57 min ago - There are no guaranteed methods to breed the three Special Dr...

• What is the color of the Milky Way?

  1 hr 58 min ago - In the Milky Way, the bulge is yellow, the disk is white, the...

• When does a full moon rise and set?

  1 hr 58 min ago - The next full moon will be on Friday, 12/12, The moonrise tim...

• Why will there not be lunar and solar eclipses every month?

  1 hr 58 min ago - Eclipses are relatively rare because the plane in which the m...

• What is the hottest layer of the suns atmosphere?

  1 hr 59 min ago - The Sun's core has a very high temperature, more than 15 mill...

• What color is the Milky Way galaxy?

  1 hr 59 min ago - Because the center of the Milky Way Galaxy contains so much d...

• How are planets formed?

  2 hr ago - Aside from God forming the planets, others believe the Solar ...

• Why is the equator the warmest region of earth?

  2 hr 1 min ago - Regions close to the equator receive direct rays of the sun a...

• Who was an Alexandrian astronomer who discovered that the earth orbited the sun?

  2 hr 1 min ago - In A.D. 100, Alexandrian astronomer Ptolemy suggested that ev...

• What does the universe expand to?

  2 hr 4 min ago - The universe isn't expanding into anything. It is more accura...

• What is the composition of Venus?

  2 hr 5 min ago - Venus is composed of an iron core covered by rock layer. ChaC...

• How old is the milky way galaxy?

  2 hr 5 min ago - The Age of the Milky Way Galaxy:estimates for the age of the ...

• What is the composition of mercury the planet?

  2 hr 6 min ago - Mercury consists of approximately 70% metallic and 30% silica...

• What was? The first spaceship to land on Mars?

  2 hr 6 min ago - The first probes to impact and land on Mars were the Soviet U...

• Which is bigger the Earth or the moon?

  2 hr 7 min ago - The Earth is almost 4 times bigger. The Earth has a mean diam...

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