Astronomy & Space

Would you buy this telescope

http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/for/2398464228.html Also, do you think the price is too high?-The quality of Celestron SCTs has varied a lot over the years. Ive no idea how old this one is, but it l

Should I be worried about Elinen

My teacher showed me a Youtube video about this dwarf star thingy. Should I be concerned? It looked serious.-You seem to be referring to Comet Elenen.It is a rather small comet which will miss Earth b

Are there any comets/asteroid that will fly by today

I think i just saw a comet flying relatively close to earth, that I could see clearly with naked eye. And i just wanted to confirm if there are any comets or asteroids that are supposed to fly by eart

Does sound travel faster through a vacuum or liquid

Speed of sound in standard air = 343 meters per second. at high altitude (29,000 m) = 301 m/s in water = 1497 m/s Sound cant travel in a vacuum.But it very thin air, it travels slower than in liquids

Universe has a larger purpose

By examining the development of the universe and life within it, can we determine whether or not the universe exhibits a larger purpose?-In a couple of centuries may sound like a mean response but put

Can you help me build a spaceship

Im looking for a generator that will allow me to add pieces and make it my own (i.e., with insignia). NO articles! Like Ugo heromachine, but for spaceships.-I will gladly help you make it! Dont listen

Why is the Sun hotter in Summer than Winter

I am puzzled - I have seen other answers to this question which say that it is the tilt, and I see that there is less energy reaching the northern hemisphere in Winter in total because of the angles.

James webb space telescope

With the hubble ultra deep field we have seen images of galaxies as they were 13 billion years ago. The universe is estimated to be 13.7 billion years old. When the James Webb space telescope is launc

Could uranus take a direct hit from halley's comet

Personally, I m not sure Uranus could handle it.-Absolutely. The mass of Uranus is 86,849,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms. The mass of Halleys comet is 220,000,000,000,000 kilograms. That mea

Can you describe the nature and location of the Van Allen Belts

The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles (plasma) around Earth, which is held in place by Earths magnetic field. These high-energy charged particles result from cosmic ra

Saturn's rings are: (multiple choice)

composed of ice particles.within the planets Roche limit.in the plane of the planets equator.all of these.-all of the above.-Its a real shame, that there is such a lack of textbooks in school.And appa

Why do atheists keep using their stuipid guess theorys to explain the universe

Adherents of the theory of evolution try to account for the extraordinary order in the universe in terms of chance effects. Yet it is doubtless irrational and illogical to expect interconnected coinci

Which star is the brightest

+6+10-1-6--6 is. The larger the number the faintest!-I believe there have been several scales used to represent Star brightness.The most common has the equal to our own sun as a +1,getting brighter as

Traveling from Earth you would encounter the asteroid belt before you reach this planet

JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune-Jupiter-Thats right, you reach the asteroid belt before you reach all 4 of these planets. Now, all you have to do is find out which planet is closest to the sun of these 4 a

What would be the effect if a meteorite the size of a football stadium

A.) Hit land, say, right outside of Oklahoma City. B.) Hit water, say in the middle of the Gulf or Mexico-Not near enough data to supply a good answer -- 1. whats the ojbects density? 2. whats its ma