Astronomy & Space

Is it pointless to buy a telescope

I bought an 8in schmidt cassegrain telescope earlier this year and I started out viewing the moon and planets and eventually bought a Meade DSI ccd imager and took my gear out to a dark sky location a

Did scientists find planets without orbits

Exciting find: Possible planets without orbits NEW YORK – Are these planets without orbits? Astronomers have found 10 potential planets as massive as Jupiter wandering through a slice of the Milky Wa

What causes the moon to, at least, appear to rise faster than it normally does

There is a full moon outside right now and seems to be rising very quickly.Normally, at least to me, it appears to be almost still.What causes the moon to, at least, appear to rise faster than it norm

Why only one side of the Moon is seen

Please think LOGICALLY and make some simple mathematical calculations before you answer; andconsider that if the Moon really rotates, all its sides should be seen on a regular basis, as well as differ

Is it possible to extract energy from sub-space and store it in a crystal matrix

Not yet, but science fiction DOES have a habit of becoming science fact. Some might say its a nasty habit, because they cant stand it when somebody who remembers when something WAS science fiction poi

Whats the Biggest Sun or Red Giant in the Galaxy

How big is it exactly?-VY Canis Majoris

How was the universe created

Theists argue that something cant come from nothing as a justification for the existence of God. If God exists then something is there to create the universe, but who created God? Nobody? A Gods God?

Does Edwards And Other Modern Democrats Think The Moon Landing Was Staged

Edwards indicated that he didnt think it was possible to deport undocumented workers (Tonight Show, 6-25-07). Small minded thinkers like him dont belong in politics. America was built from the ideas

Was mankind engineered by aliens from another planet or from the future

I think aliens genetically engineered the human species as an experiment but I am not 100% sure of the details. Does anyone know for sure? My dad thinks that our lives are being influenced by the fut

Why does a solar eclipse occur at a full moon

Just a tiny explanation.-Lunar eclipses occur at Full Moon.Solar Eclipses can occur only at New Moon, because that is when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun.-it doesnt. Lunar eclipses occur at th

Is it possible to update starry night 5.1 or 5.8 to 6

Our policy is to provide free updates within a version number (such as 5.0 to 5.8, or 6.0 to 6.4) but to charge for upgrades from on version to the next (4.X or 5.X to 6.X). Both are available through

Is there a theory stating that matter spontaneously arises from the vacuum of space

Not like the big bang theory, assuming an infinite influx of energy and mass exploding all at once. More like particles arising in the vacuum over time and coalescingto form gas clouds, stars, solar s

Explain why we see different portions of the Moon illuminated in its cycle, from our vantage point on Earth.

Thank you.-The moon circles the Earth... at times, its closer to the sun than we are, at other times, were closer to the sun. Starting at New Moon, the moon is closest to the sun in its orbit about

Will nasa let me do it

So, I love NASA! is it ok if i buy it out,and if i do , how much would it cost? Oh, and also, can i buy out the race of dog.-Yea, you can!! I actually own it. Ill sell it to you for $50,000 just call

Shortly after the Big Bang, the universe could be described as much ______ and _________ than it is now.

A. hotter and less dense B. hotter and more dense C. cooler and less dense D. cooler and more dense-The answer is B. Hotter and more Dense. This is because the universe was all contained within a sin