Astronomy & Space

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation describes the attractive gravitational force that exists between any two

I feel like D and E are accurate answers but the actual force exerted is equal between Earth and the moon, right? Please explain Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation describes the attractive gravit

Question about pictures taken during severe thunderstorm showing horizontal lines

I took a few pictures during a severe thunderstorm with my ipod. The thunderstorm was over the house and around the city. Lightning was bolting across the sky, from cloud to cloud and also branching o

Where can I see some footage of comet Elinin without all the insane conspiracy bullcrap

The best images of Comet Elenin in the morning sky were taken from Australia by Michael Mattiazzo, and are on his web site here: http://members.westnet.com.au/mmatti/sc.… Had the comet survived the e

Is Elenin visible today

There has been this rumor going around that if you hold up 2 cds to the sun you can see a black dot, which is elenin. Is this true?-The black dot is probably the spot where you just burned your retina

Will Comet Elenin affect Earth in any way at all

I just wanted to know about this and I want to know if anything will happen to us here on Earth?-No. The latest observations seem to indicate that Comet C/2010 X1 doesnt exist anymore; it was destroye

What do you think it would be like to travel in space

We dont HAVE to think about it, we have people DOING it in the International Space Station right this very minute. We have had men travel to the moon and land there, and most important, come BACK agai

I was outside on my porch and saw a large green teardrop shaped thing going over the trees, there was no sound

I was sitting on my porch here in North Attleboro, MA smoking a cigarette, when I saw this large almost neon green teardrop shape fly through the sky right below the tree line. It is very dark here so

Is the United States still participating with the International Space Station

Budget cuts have grounded shuttle missions, I just wonder if were still participating in the International Space Station, and if yes, who is playing taxi? Is there a way to read about the shuttle mis

Why can't anything move faster then light

Why does physics say that nothing can travel faster then the speed of light?-Because in order for an object to move, it needs energy. And its mass always counteracts that, the more mass, the more ener

If another planet crashed into Earth, would the ocean go into space

Because its getting hit and the water just flies up into the universe and stuff? What would happen to it there?-It depends on many factors: The speed of the incoming planet, the angle of the incoming

Apollo 11 Space Mission

I need to make a 5 paragraph essay about one of the missions on the moon and so I chose Apollo 11 since it was the very first missions to the moon. Please help. I got all the basic facts but I just ca

Where is the moon in california

hi i live in california and i LOVE the moon at night! ummm i cant see it anymore! it has been 5 nights without thhe moon! anyone in california know if it is north east south or west?-Youre not staying

Why is Neil Armstrong more famous than Buzz Aldrin

hardly no one has ever heard of the latter...-I personally think that they should both be equally as famous, but Neil Armstrong was technically the very first person to step foot on the moon. Even tho

What kind of Fuel,and how many Fuel do i need to get 100kg heavy payload into orbit.

Rocket is 5m long and has a diameter of 50cm. For our non metric people: Weight: 220.46 pounds Length: 16.40 feet Diameter: 1.64 feet-You wont get there with that load.A 100kg package needs several t

So where is this satellite going to fall

Id like to know some info. where and when.-Right now it is over the Southen Pacific Ocean. The Next land it will pass over is Costa Rica as it heads north. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/theweather…-I