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How to convert the derivatives of position vectors in polar form to/from rectangular form
Awarded Nov 21 at 13:41
What specific parts of the Milky Way do we see when we look up?
Awarded Nov 18 at 15:06
Star power: How can we understand nuclear chemistry at millions of degrees when we can't do that experiment? Because the math predicts observations?
Awarded Nov 17 at 0:16
Eclipse Saros Cycle vs Nodal Precession Cycle
Awarded Nov 15 at 0:40
Are Saros series separated by "40" in numbering related in any way?
Awarded Nov 8 at 22:35
Why do Auroras only occur in polar regions?
Awarded Nov 7 at 4:12
Confused about what an orbit means now
Awarded Nov 3 at 18:06
Can an earth-like atmosphere survive on a pulsar planet?
Awarded Nov 2 at 17:13
How rare is Tsuchinshan (C/2023 A3) like events? So that I can decide how much to spend to see it
Awarded Oct 18 at 18:05
Lifespan of B-type subdwarfs
Awarded Oct 13 at 8:10
Is there a way to tell what the surface of a planet is like?
Awarded Oct 13 at 2:30
Why is the solar day longer than the sidereal day
Awarded Oct 11 at 12:35
Code a scatter plot on a region of the sky with a circle
Awarded Sep 18 at 5:53
What is the significance of the intersection in the analemma?
Awarded Sep 15 at 15:40
Determining the heliocentric co-ordinates of the earth's centre from the earth-moon barycentric coordinates using VSOP2013 model
Awarded Sep 12 at 15:52
Why doesn't Greenwich Sidereal Time match up with Greenwich Mean time on the equinoxes?
Awarded Sep 12 at 1:11
How to plot asteroid position according to uncertainties on osculating orbital elements?
Awarded Sep 6 at 14:37
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Awarded Sep 5 at 19:05
Grand Tack Hypothesis and Nice model
Awarded Sep 4 at 11:47
Do the amplitude and frequency of gravitational waves emitted by binary stars change as the stars get closer together?
Awarded Aug 29 at 23:12
Number of components in the Mintaka star system?
Awarded Aug 29 at 3:08
Segmentation fault (core dumped) while runnning PSFEx
Awarded Aug 26 at 4:10
Why does the axis tilt (obliquity) of Earth change over time?
Awarded Aug 25 at 4:22
What percentage of a lunar meteor strike is blown back into space?
Awarded Aug 25 at 1:46
How the "precession of the ecliptic" can be distinguished from the "precession of the equator"?
Awarded Aug 21 at 11:35
Is it true that the sun goes down to the west?
Awarded Aug 16 at 8:27
How to define "Earth" so that it is almost 50% oxygen by weight?
Awarded Aug 14 at 9:46
Is there an "ESA Astronaut Alexander Gerst Observatory" in Künzelsau, Germany? If so, what's it like?
Awarded Aug 14 at 9:40
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Awarded Aug 12 at 23:51
Could there really be a preferential direction to the speed of light?
Awarded Aug 12 at 5:11
Why is the completely dark disk of the Moon visible on a new moon if the lunar orbit is at an angle to the Earth’s?
Awarded Aug 12 at 0:22
If a planet or star is composed of gas, the center of mass will have zero gravity but immense pressure? I'm trying to understand fusion in stars
Awarded Aug 11 at 15:40
Do amateurs still search for supernovae?
Awarded Jul 27 at 10:41
How did the Local Interstellar Cloud form?
Awarded Jul 23 at 19:35
During a total solar eclipse is it possible to see solar flares with the naked eye?
Awarded Jul 19 at 21:32
Metallicity of Celestial Objects: Why "Metal = Non-metal" Source
Awarded Jul 17 at 9:45
Request for Information on how to make a FITS Image
Awarded Jul 10 at 8:06
Are the North Star and the moon ever visible in the night sky at the same time?
Awarded Jul 8 at 19:06
Are the North Star and the moon ever visible in the night sky at the same time?
Awarded Jul 8 at 15:21
What exactly does $k\sigma$ mean in astrophysics and cosmology?
Awarded Jul 5 at 11:35
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Awarded Jul 4 at 7:07
What color is the Sky on other Planets?
Awarded Jun 19 at 23:26
Orbit equation solver giving wrong orbits
Awarded Jun 16 at 14:42
Downloadable GCNS (Gaia Catalog of Nearby Stars)
Awarded Jun 13 at 17:48
Is it cheaper to mine raw materials in Antarctica or on the Moon?
Awarded Jun 13 at 15:35
Basics of Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery (THOR) - simple breakdown of how it works?
Awarded Jun 11 at 23:56
Divergence of light rays - parallel approximation
Awarded Jun 9 at 8:18
How are neutrinos able to cause a supernova explosion?
Awarded Jun 6 at 5:04
How can ultraviolet planetary images help us in research?
Awarded Jun 5 at 9:47
Why when i divide the distance of sun to earth by golden ratio, the result starts with the last 5 digits of speed of light?
Awarded Jun 3 at 12:27
python question-discrepancy between number of stars found
Awarded May 25 at 3:26
Is it possible that some "stars" or "black holes" have "wormholes" in their center?
Awarded May 4 at 15:56
Is there any point on earth where the moon stays below the horizon for an extended period of time?
Awarded May 1 at 13:31
How did the ancient cultures determine that the year was actually a fraction of an extra day beyond 365 days?
Awarded Apr 30 at 18:26
How did the ancient cultures determine that the year was actually a fraction of an extra day beyond 365 days?
Awarded Apr 29 at 7:31
C8 Finder Rotates Freely
Awarded Apr 27 at 11:57
Looking for methods to preserve night vision
Awarded Apr 25 at 23:18
Universe Sandbox and Hillsphere calculation (Updated)
Awarded Apr 25 at 4:42
Are these craters on the moon during eclipse
Awarded Apr 20 at 21:05
Why (the heck) is the basic angle of GAIA 106.5°?
Awarded Apr 17 at 5:26
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