Astronomy & Space

Do you know about comet Elenin

What is this comet elenin I keep hearing about? Some people on youtube say it is going to be some big event but I havent heard about it. Any one ever heard of anything about Comet Elenin?-Everyone sta

Earth and Space question abou what generates earths magnetic field??

Heres the question... The convection flow of liquid, metallic iron in the __________ is thought to generate Earths magnetic field. Thanks-The simple question how does the Earth get its magnetic fiel

Surviving A Black Hole

I know that if you get too close to the singularity of a black hole, that the gravitational pull would rip us apart. In an theorical scenario, if NASA, developed a craft that went either as fast or ov

What are some modifications that have been made to the big bang theory

I cant find any good information,-It has not been modified. It has been improved (more data) but not altered.-http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=na…

Suppose we wanted to make a scale model or the Local Group of Galaxies, such that the Milky Way Galaxy were

...the size of a marble, that is, about 1 centimeter. a.) How for away from the Milky Way Galaxy would the Andromeda Galaxy be on the scale? b.) How far would it be on this scale from the Milky Way

What does Pluto have in common with Earth???(10 Points)

What do they have in common? Thanks if you can help:D-Theyre both spherical. Theyre both in orbit about the same sun. They both have a moon that is much larger than expected - both are sometimes call

Did i just see a planet

It was a small dot, really dim, i know it wasnt a star. I was outside smoking cig, looking at the stars :D And it was just a really small dot near a star. It didnt have the sparkling thing like a star

Can anyone explain the Big Bang for me

I know what it is, and know what caused it to happen. But please recap this for me, i dont really know how the whole theory works, so can somebody explain to me how it happened and how the universe is

Have any exo planets been discovered

Has the Hubble telescope taken images of exo planets? I want a legit picture, not those stupid pictures that are made by artist. Have any exo planets been discovered? An are planets rare? And please

4^2014-4^2013-4^2012+4^2011=45(2^x) solving for x.

Despite what everyone thinks you can divide exponents with like bases, its not just dividing. this is my work so far: i factored out 4^2012 first 4^2012(4^2-4^1-4^0)+4^2011=45(2^x) 4^2012(16-4-1)+4^20

Can anyone name the closest stars from the Sun

Everybody keeps saying its Alpha Centauri, and i know that. But Alpha Centauri is a star system full of stars close to each other. Can anyone name all the stars in that star system?-Proxima Centauri,

Why don't space shuttles use solar power

Okay, my little sister had a question about space shuttles so im not sure if this would be classified as a stupid question, we were just curious. If we want to travel using a space shuttle throughout

Is it true that uranus is a very gassy place

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH… I GET IT! (virtual high five) Ur awesome.-Yes the planet Uranus is a gaseous planet.Now stop making immature jokes that prove you are unintelligent and get b

Who is better, Stephen Hawking or Superman

LOL... i think superman is because i seen him actually move a planet and hawking could only dream of that........ do you agree??http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCsHTNP2M… i would have loved to see the

How much would you enjoy it if Nasa landed a Rocket on Uranus

Burn a bit.-Thank you oh Mighty one.Report Abuse-Highly unlikely due to the high budget it would cost to build the ship, the pay for the actual astronauts and computer workers, and the amount of suppl