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How scientists find the direction of rotation of planets?
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I saw a short-lived brightening and fading of a light in the sky. Was that a star imploding, exploding or going super-nova?
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What could be an explanation for a satellite-like moving light in the night sky that dims over time
Awarded Aug 11 at 20:40
Does the Sun shift periodically between prograde and retrograde rotation about its axis?
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What are those stars that cross the galactic center?
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What's the difference between an exoplanetary transit and eclipse?
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How can a black hole have a charge, or be charged?
Awarded Apr 22 at 5:21
How is the star 'Spica' pronounced?
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What ground-based observational evidence is there that the Moon doesn't have an atmosphere?
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What rotational speed would Mercury need to have to achieve a temperature comfortable for humans
Awarded Dec 11, 2021 at 1:11
If we could fly off edge of observable universe what would happen?
Awarded Nov 11, 2021 at 22:08
Can a satellite stay in one place but not above equator?
Awarded Sep 12, 2021 at 11:57
Why aren't there any images of Sun-orbiting bodies by Spitzer?
Awarded Jul 7, 2021 at 8:36
What is the mnemonic reason behind b being galactic latitude? (in the Galactic Coordinates frame)
Awarded Mar 18, 2021 at 12:32
Does a meteor's direction change between country or latitude?
Awarded Mar 10, 2021 at 21:49
Why is Mercury's Density So Low?
Awarded Feb 23, 2021 at 21:34
How do comets' nuclei stick together?
Awarded Feb 8, 2021 at 22:11
Semi major axis of an hyperbolic orbit
Awarded Jan 22, 2021 at 22:03
Can Pluto be seen with the naked eye from Neptune when Pluto and Neptune are closest?
Awarded Jan 19, 2021 at 4:05
Can we visually perceive exoplanet transits with amateur telescopes?
Awarded Jan 16, 2021 at 23:35
Why can't we see Saturn's phases from earth?
Awarded Aug 12, 2020 at 16:55
Can we change Earth's orbit with modern technology?
Awarded Aug 5, 2020 at 17:48
Was this an astronomical phenomenon observed in 1689?
Awarded Jul 31, 2020 at 13:57
During solar eclipses on Jupiter, can the moon(s)' shadow(s) on the surface be seen from Earth with a telescope?
Awarded May 5, 2020 at 15:16
Can one see a black hole?
Awarded Apr 16, 2020 at 0:55
How is an exoplanet characterised as "Earth-Like"?
Awarded Mar 12, 2020 at 18:35
How to be an astrophysicist?
Awarded Mar 2, 2020 at 11:55

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