Astronomy & Space

What would happen if you stared at the sun for 20 minutes..

When it is at its brightest?-In all probability nothing.The risks from observing the Sun with the naked eye are greatly exaggerated.Most people can look at the Sun indefinitely and have no effects in

Where has the Moon been these past few nights

sun is rising too far south. moon has been invisible for past few nights. earth is pole shifting. earth will end on 11/11/11 at 11:11am. anyone who denies those facts is a paid disinfo agent and needs

Impact on lithosphere during solar flares

What is the impact on the lithosphere with solar flares or CMEs?-The lithosphere is the rocky crust of the planet. Solar flares and CMEs have ZERO impact on the crust of the planet.

If we'd have the means to travel to alien planets, should we go

Id say yes, but its mostly out of curiousity. Say wed have the means to go some inhabited earthlike planets, would it be worth it.There would be lots of people complaining about what business do we ha

Is this article "NASA preps 100-year spaceship to go to alien planets" truthful or fake

http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasa-preps-100-year-spaceship-programme-to-boldly-go-where-none-have-gone-before/story-fn5fsgyc-1225941547507 Is this guy a nutter ???I dont know much about

Biosphere impacted by solar flares or CMEs

How is plant and animal life impacted by solar flares-Solar flares never actually leave the suns vicinity (they dont travel to Earth).So a solar flare cant affect the biosphere. Flares can be accompan

We often wonder if there are aliens out there, but what if we're not the only humans

Okay first of all, alien is not a species. Its not some big headed, big lemon-shaped eyed naked creature from outer space or whatever.--An alien is a foreigner; A Canadian living in the United States

A strange sun and moon question......

Okay, this morning at 9:30 AM( northeast USA) a co-worker and i were outside on a smoke break--- We were facing east;it was a somewhat foggy and overcast morning with low clouds moving overhead.So any

How much space is between the brain & the skull

That would depend on the amount of movement of the head.The brain is suspended in fluid so it is in almost constant movement.Generally about a quarter inch.-6.7 millimeters http://www.hal.inserm.fr/do

If went to college for astronomy would it be likely that I wouldn't have a job

so there are barely any jobs out there for astronomy, I found this out after finding a site with only about 30 jobs listed for astronomy in the the U.S. could I be a professor or something?-It isnt ju

In the JPL small bodies database

what does condition code mean. eg condition code 8.Does this have anything to do with the Torino Scale or not?-If you click where it says condition code, it will tell you what it means. Condition code

DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHAT ELEMENT ONE FIFTEEN IS?MY CRAZT BROTHER SAYA ET'S USE IT TO TRAVERSE THE UNIVERSE

Does anyone know what element one fifteen is ? My phisics crazy brother says that extraterestrial craft use this as propulsion my brother and his creepy nerd pals are totally serious about this. they

Are there any major dangers

that sunspot 1302 can cause to earth and humans?-None at all - just a very good chance to see the aurora borealis (northern lights). The Earth has experienced these phenomena for billions of years, s

What will you say if E=mc^2 proven wrong

What will you say if E=mc^2was proven wrong.......... Do u think could nurinos are really fast tham light??-As a physicist, I think other explanations will be found for the apparentspeed of neutrinos

What planet or moon would you like to visit

and why-Venus: just being able to go there and survive would be a bonus. There is a lot to be learnt from Venus - its just so inhospitable that’s it’s unlikely anyone will visit it soon. Imagine bein