Question by Hymn: Has the Solar System has been regularly disturbed by passing stars and their accompanying ice and dust? I heard Earth may have been in the tail of a comet and Eskers and Drumlins may have been created by the tails debris. But also heard there is growing evidence that the Solar...
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Has the Solar System has been regularly disturbed by passing stars and their accompanying ice and dust?
The Light of Stars
What’s moving? APOD
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5 stars!! Extended essay IB Astronomy-Spherical trigonometry?
Question by : 5 stars!! Extended essay IB Astronomy-Spherical trigonometry? Hello! First of all, I really want to do an IB Extended essay about astronomy and spherical geometry. I’ve read a lot but finally I haven’t find a useful topic for this essay, it must not be descriptive, and it has to represent a...
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Help with Astronomy question! About stars their origin/evolution etc?
Question by : Help with Astronomy question! About stars their origin/evolution etc? I have to “Outline models and theories for describing the nature of the sun and stars and their origin, evolution and fate” and I have no idea what kind of answer I should give to this question!! If anyone could help me...
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Lives of Stars and Astronomy help?
Question by : Lives of Stars and Astronomy help? i have a few questions i need help on.. if you could be kind enough to help me out, that would be greatly appreciated! 1) How long a star lives and what it becomes at the end of its life depends mainly on what? 2)What...
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Blue Straggler Stars in Globular Cluster M53
If our Sun were part of M53, the APOD
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In astronomy, distances to stars are measured in light years. One light year is the distance a ray of light tr?
Question by jamesoc4141: In astronomy, distances to stars are measured in light years. One light year is the distance a ray of light tr? Best answer: Answer by Blain RinehartI think your question got cut off… I’m assuming you’re asking if a light year is the distance light travels in a year right? Yep....
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An entertaining and joyful way to study the stars is with an astronomy green laser pointer
Article by Lisa Laser pointers are now being accepted as an astronomy tool for presentation, discussion and lectures. This astronomy green laser pointing products are designed to boost the interaction between the presenter and viewer. The varieties can be seen in the internet with different prices and promotional offers. The astronomy green laser pointer...
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Where is it in the stars that the dates of the birth and the cross of Christ are dated in astronomy?
Question by rapturefuture: Where is it in the stars that the dates of the birth and the cross of Christ are dated in astronomy? Best answer: Answer by Devin Fleenorno where, the birth and death dates of jesus are actually made up to match equinox and solstice. the nativity story, as well as much...
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Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
The constellation of Orion holds much more than three stars in a row. APOD
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Trees, Stars, Aurora
Have you ever seen an aurora? APOD
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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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