Astronomy & Space

What is a worm hole??

Its a hypothetical tunnel through space-time that unlike a black hole, has two openings instead of one.Kip Thorne committed a couple chapters to them in his book Black holes and time warps.Most likely

Charles Conrad took a cassette to the moon on Apollo 11 who

Jerry Lee Lewis-Charles Conrad was not on Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong, BuzzAldrin, and Michael Collins were on the Apollo 11 mission. Charles Conrad Jr. was the mission commander of the Apollo 12 missio

At how many years can you fly to another state by airplaine.

My mom wants my brothers to go visit their father but she will not be able to go with them. Can an 12 year old take the air plain with an 8 year old to another state by their own?-It depends on the a

Are we in trouble, Comet coming for us

I am not a a nut, nor do i think the end of the world is coming. But I am curious what someone more educated on the matter might say. -The Comet P/2006 T1 (Levy) is set to come within .0453 AU on appr

How long is a light year

In kilometers.-Light year is exactly 9,460,730,472,580.8 km long. This is speed of light (exactly 299,792,458 m/s by definition of meter), times year which is 365.25 days of 24*3600 s. Thus, 365.25*2

What is our star classified as

spectral class G2V (Yellow Dwarf) Star G2 Means it has a surface temperature of around 5500 °C V means its a Main Sequence Star Its called a Yellow Dwarf star because The Suns visible spectrum is m

If the star R136A1 was where our sun is, then would it shine blue all over the earth

Yes, although if it were where the Sun is, the Earths orbit would be inside the star.-We wouldnt know cause wed all be dead.

For every second you fall from a certain height on Earth and then fall from that same distance on the moon...

What is the number of feet that you fall every second and what is the miles per hour that you fall that is proportional of the Earths gravitational field and the moons gravitational field?-On Earth, y

What was there before the big bang

Some cosmologists, (including names such as Professor S Hawkins, R Penrose, N. Turok and P. Steinhardt) think that there was a pre-big bang state. The details of which are debatable, and currently the

When the Sun eventually dies out will a new one be formed

We all know very well that the Sun will burn out in 5 billion years time, But when it actually does happen will a new one eventually form again?-Some of the matter ejected by the Sun when the core col

The earth rotates on its axis, how come we don't see our environment spinning

We are all spinning at the same rate so no, we cant see it spinning. If you were up in space looking down, you might see it revolve very slowly.-We do. You should look at the night sky early in the e

Ten points for an easy explanation of why this statement is false

Spherically shaped lenses and mirrors are best for focusing.-The outer region of the optic will not have the same focal point as the inner region. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_a…

What can i use to make a time capsule?

My boyfriend and I want to make a time capsule. So if we last together we want to see our past, etc. But what I want to know is what is the best thing to use so when we bury it, it will last undergrou

Is there supposed to be a meteor shower tonight

I love seeing the shooting stars while I listen to my techno XD-The Lyrids actually peak Friday night April 22/23. But you can see them just as well tonight. They are more numerous near dawn, but the

Is the universe infinite

Im afraid no one knows an answer to this so far. All that we know about the universe is very very limited, we dont really know where it starts and where it ends. However we know that the universe is e