Posts Tagged ‘ Solar ’

Question by hydra1970: How many total moons in the solar system and how many have been discovered since 1970? What are the total number of moons that have been discovered in our solar system? What percentage have been discovered since 1970? What is the largest moon discovered in the last 40 years? Best answer:...
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Question by vassago: What direction in our solar system moving? If I sent a space ship in the opposite direction that that solor system is moving would it reach the end of the solar system faster? Best answer: Answer by rastefI think it would take longer. This is why all the satellites are launched...
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Question by beef : ): What did keplar discover about the solar system? What did keplar discover about the solar system? Best answer: Answer by jean-de-la-luneWhy don’t you google Kepler’s laws ? And if you don’t understand, come back and ask questions ? Give your answer to this question below!
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Question by phizzon: What is the proper name for models of the solar system and gyroscope objects? I’m talking about the kind of solar system models with the sun in the middle and the planets on little metal arms orbiting it, like in the end of tomb raider movie or the tiny model in...
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Question by Cassandra michliene F: How did each of the major planets in the solar system get its name? How many moons are known in the solar system? What are comets and asteroids? Best answer: Answer by cΩΩ⌠ $ ⊂¡∑ℵc∑ ∩∑π∂ survived LHC1. All are named after Roman and Greek gods. 2. I don’t...
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Question by Zachary C: If there was a planet in our solar system between mars and jupiter, what type of planet would it be? Would it be more earth like, or more like planets farther out into the solar system? And moreover, why isn’t there a planet between mars and jupiter? Best answer: Answer...
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SPACE.com – Skywatchers in Earth’s northern regions may be treated to a dazzling aurora display tonight and tomorrow (June 9), thanks to a huge solar flare unleashed by the sun this week. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Midnight s Solar Eclipse APOD
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Question by Jennifer Wahlen: What was the primary role of dust in the formation of the solar system? A) The Sun formed from a vast spinning cloud consisting only of dust. B) Dust veiled the process by which our solar system formed. C) Dust provided the radioactive elements that initially heated the Sun. D)...
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Humans and our associated kin on the third rock out from the Sun are lords of life forms in the solar system. But, we’re not unique lords, just lords. Other abodes in the solar system, most probably Mars, Jupiter, Europa, and Saturn are anywhere from possible to probable habitable abodes to simple microbial life...
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Question by Meghan: Based on how solar systems are formed is Pluto a planet or a captured asteroid? Pluto is the outermost planet, is small and rocky. Some scientists argue that Pluto is a captured asteroid, not a planet. Use what you know about how solar systems are formed to evaluate this hypothesis. *I...
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Question by Turah Leigh: How long does it take for light to cross our solar system? The distance across our solar system can be estimated by doubling the average orbital radius of Pluto. Light travels at 300,000,000 meters every second; how much time would it take for light to cross the solar system? Best...
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