Question by Lilly D: How is the world gonna end in 2012(If it does)? How is the world gonna end in 2012 i know there maybe is gonna be a chance it wont end Remember when they where creating the Big Bang theory underground in Switzerland so if the world DID end in 2012...
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What can i do to be ready for astronomy?
Question by Austinspace: What can i do to be ready for astronomy? Well as some of you may Know, Im a young kid. Im mature for my age, and well something about the universe excites me in so many ways. I’m Just getting into highschool and i’m trying to study the basics, Like Math...
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The Belt of Venus Over Mercedes Argentina
Although you’ve surely seen it, you might not have noticed it. APOD
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Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers (AP)
AP – The Los Angeles U.S. attorney’s office says a federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA successfully launches Earth observing satellite
Article by Ritika NASA successfully launched, in almost perfect weather conditions on Friday, an Earth-observing satellite aimed at improving weather forecasts and monitoring climate change. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System Preparatory Project, called NPP, lifted into space early Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, aboard a Delta 2 rocket. Jim Gleason told...
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Dust of the Orion Nebula
What surrounds a hotbed of star formation? APOD
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Astronaut Janice Voss dies in Arizona (Reuters)
Reuters – Former Astronaut Janice E. Voss, one of the few women launched into space, has died of breast cancer in Arizona, her alma mater said on Tuesday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Espresso Set : A Gift Idea For Espresso Drinkers
Does having an espresso set really makes a difference ? This is today’s question. I love coffee, I’m also a tea drinker, but at a general level : I love great things, it can be foods and drinks or anything providing it provides me some pleasure or high contentment. And I’m sure you do...
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What are your thoughts on doomsday 2012 ? Is the world really going to end ?
Question by Baby Boy 1-11-10: What are your thoughts on doomsday 2012 ? Is the world really going to end ? Ok so all i’ve heard about is the whole end of the world in 2012, the more i read about it the more it’s starting to sink in. Floods and earthquakes are happening...
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Lunation
Our Moon’s appearance changes nightly. APOD
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Ship that hit Ky. bridge has precious space cargo (AP)
AP – The hulking cargo ship that tore through a western Kentucky bridge last month is carrying millions of dollars of rocket components that will be used to blast satellites into space for NASA and Department of Defense missions. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Astronomy: Stars and the binary system?
Question by : Astronomy: Stars and the binary system? Suppose you find a binary system in which one star is 6 times as massive as the other star. Which one is closer to the center of the mass, and by what factor? I know that the most massive one is closer to the center...
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How would Earth look from the planet Venus?
Question by Anikin: How would Earth look from the planet Venus? Note: Of course this is if you could view past the clouds hypothetically. Best answer: Answer by ShrykullVenus from Earth, to the untrained eye, looks simply like a bright star in the night sky. Now assuming you can see through Venus’s atmosphere and...
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Comet Garradd and M92
Sweeping slowly through the constellation Hercules, APOD
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Jupiter-Bound NASA Probe Adjusts Course Toward Giant Planet (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – A NASA probe on a five-year mission to Jupiter fired up its rocket thrusters this week to better aim itself at the largest planet in our solar system. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Lots being heard about world end on December 21, 2012?
Question by CUTE GUY: Lots being heard about world end on December 21, 2012? I have been getting mails from various sources saying that world will end scientifically, biblically and as per the mayan calendar on December 21st 2012. Does any of our yahoo answer mates know anything on this. Please let me know....
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What colour would the sky be on a planet with a dense atmosphere such as Venus?
Question by *Katie*: What colour would the sky be on a planet with a dense atmosphere such as Venus? If there weren’t any clouds, what colour would the sky be on a planet such as Venus, blue or red? I think it would be red, because the dense atmosphere would only scatter the red...
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Inside the Eagle Nebula
Inside the Eagle Nebula APOD
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Over 6,300 Respond to NASA’s Request for Astronaut Applicants (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – NASA’s space shuttle program is over. NASA does not have its own means of taking astronauts into space. Commercial spacecraft under development won’t be ready for another four to five years. The Orion spacecraft is even more uncertain. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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What do you think of these astronomy binoculars?
Question by SkyHunter: What do you think of these astronomy binoculars? Upgrading from my 10×50 field 5.5 ones. Orion 15×70 Astronomy Binoculars I like these so far .. http://www.telescope.com/Binoculars/Astronomy-Binoculars/Orion-15×70-Astronomy-Binoculars/pc/-1/c/5/sc/72/p/99637.uts#tabs I am a advanced but not pro astronomy observer. Best answer: Answer by digquicklyWell, …, I’m not familiar with those particular Binoculars but I’ve heard...
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