Posts Tagged ‘ Stars ’

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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Question by : How does astronomy use light spectra to study stars? Best answer: Answer by Schizo Oneby the light that come from the space What do you think? Answer below!
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Article by Kerry-Ann How do you get to know the stars via Astronomy? No, not Astrology! Astronomy! Astrology and Astronomy are two very different schools of thought. Astronomy is scientific. It is based on facts and qualified observations while Astrology is your regular horoscope. Well, more like it. You see Astrology is not based...
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Begirt with many a blazing star, APOD
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Question by magnetulsar: Is planet Uranus brighter than any of the stars in the Pleiades cluster that r easily visible to the naked eye? Best answer: Answer by Joshua BWell, this is a bit of an odd question, because although Uranus is brighter than most of the stars of the Pleiades cluster that are...
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Question by : Does SETI ‘listen’ for signals from the stars that are known to have exoplanets? I have read that nearly 400 hundred ‘exoplanets have been discovered since the first one in the 1990′s. Has SETI focused at all on these ‘star systems’, as many of them may have possible habitable planets or...
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Question by ~purple~: Astronomy circumpolar stars and latitude question? On my test, there was a question about where a circumpolar star would be in the local sky for a latitude of 40 degrees North. right ascension must be 6 hours declination must be >+40 degrees declination must be >+50 degrees there are no circumpolar...
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Question by Kevin7: What well-known rock stars have degrees in chemistry,physics or astronomy? Best answer: Answer by LordGodGooseBrian May (of Queen) has a PhD in Astrophysics Add your own answer in the comments!
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Question by Sofie: The Orbits of Young Stars.. Astronomy Question? This is the one question i cant find the answer for The Orbits of Young Stars I. are confined to the disk of the Galaxy II. are very elliptical III. are nearly circular IV. Are randomly inclined to the disk of the Galaxy A....
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Comet Garradd continues to brighten as it drifts across the northern sky. APOD
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Question by cheerioswmr: Isolated main-sequence stars (astronomy, multiple choice question)? Isolated main-sequence stars as massive as 10 to 12 times the mass of the sun may still manage to avoid going supernova. Why? a) because these stars will eject at least 4 solar masses in the planetary nebula stage b)because about half that mass...
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SPACE.com – The so-called “Dog Days” of summer in the Northern Hemisphere officially came to an end this week, when the Sirius, the bright Dog Star, returned the night sky. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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