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Do all stars have an Oort cloud or is it a rare occurence?
Awarded Apr 17 at 16:57
Why don't we see the galaxy center?
Awarded Apr 11 at 15:45
How do you calculate the lookback time distance to a given galaxy?
Awarded Apr 6 at 1:48
Is our sun in a star cluster?
Awarded Mar 17 at 21:06
Do our sun and moon have names?
Awarded Mar 5 at 19:20
Are photons aged?
Awarded Feb 27 at 16:16
Why is only one side of the Moon visible from Earth?
Awarded Feb 24 at 8:51
How can I calculate the orbital periods in a binary star system?
Awarded Feb 23 at 4:17
What are the differences between a Black Hole and a Supermassive Black Hole
Awarded Feb 22 at 7:40
What's the difference between a Newtonian telescope and a regular telescope
Awarded Jan 31 at 0:04
Is Jupiter made entirely out of gas?
Awarded Jan 12 at 8:18
what magnification is required to see jupiter, saturn, venus and mars with a 50mm refractor scope with f/12 ratio and 600mm focal lenth
Awarded Jan 8 at 8:32
Slow moving star like objects in the night sky [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 23 '20 at 2:21
Is there any point on earth where the moon stays below the horizon for an extended period of time?
Awarded Dec 1 '20 at 1:40
What does the milky way look like from earth to the human eye without light pollution?
Awarded Nov 25 '20 at 17:37
What is the resolution in megapixels of the Hubble Telescope?
Awarded Nov 17 '20 at 15:42
Is the full moon full everywhere on the planet?
Awarded Nov 15 '20 at 0:05
When will the Sun end all human life on Earth?
Awarded Oct 28 '20 at 1:36
How do scientists know that distant parts of the universe obey the physical laws exactly as we observe around us?
Awarded Oct 19 '20 at 14:41
Determine the moons of Jupiter through a telescope
Awarded Sep 21 '20 at 21:03
Is there a theoretical maximum size limit for a star?
Awarded Sep 14 '20 at 15:55
Why is the Sun's density less than the inner planets?
Awarded Sep 10 '20 at 1:18
How does the Moon look like from different latitudes of the Earth?
Awarded Sep 7 '20 at 12:07
Is it safe to view moon at daytime through telescope
Awarded Aug 20 '20 at 7:42
Why does the Moon sometimes look Yellow?
Awarded Aug 6 '20 at 20:46
How many celestial bodies can I see with a 90x telescope?
Awarded Jul 21 '20 at 17:00
Gallery of 'actual images' from space?
Awarded Jul 5 '20 at 15:56
Sun constantly converts mass into energy, will this cause its gravity to decrease?
Awarded Jun 26 '20 at 20:25
Does earth have retrograde motion?
Awarded Jun 24 '20 at 17:08
Would time go by infinitely fast when crossing the event horizon of a black hole?
Awarded Jun 6 '20 at 23:47
How did Astronomers deduce that the Sun was not a ball of fire?
Awarded Jun 3 '20 at 9:57
How can we see Venus at night? [closed]
Awarded May 16 '20 at 12:19
Which planets, nebula, and other objects can be seen using Celestron Astromaster 130EQ
Awarded May 14 '20 at 1:21
Which lens and magnification is best to see planets?
Awarded Apr 24 '20 at 12:11
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a 2-inch eyepiece versus a 1.25-inch eyepiece?
Awarded Apr 21 '20 at 13:18
How can we tell that the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy?
Awarded Apr 16 '20 at 0:20
Percent-illumination of crescent moon and its naked-eye visibility?
Awarded Apr 7 '20 at 8:15
What is the minimum mass required so that objects become spherical due to its own gravity?
Awarded Apr 1 '20 at 4:20
Relationship between absolute magnitude of a star and its luminosity?
Awarded Mar 31 '20 at 17:00
Is it dark inside the Sun?
Awarded Mar 13 '20 at 20:55
why does venus flicker?
Awarded Feb 28 '20 at 21:15
Why do (most of) the planets rotate counterclockwise, i.e. the same way the Sun does?
Awarded Feb 25 '20 at 19:50
Does the Milky Way orbit around anything?
Awarded Feb 24 '20 at 13:00
How can I collimate a dobsonian telescope with a laser collimator?
Awarded Jan 21 '20 at 13:50
Line of lights moving in a straight line, with a few following
Awarded Dec 23 '19 at 0:45
Are there any studies that prove/disprove the Oscillating Universe Theory?
Awarded Nov 11 '19 at 20:50
How can there be 1,000 stellar ancestors before our Sun?
Awarded Nov 7 '19 at 7:55
Spotted a moving star-like object [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 27 '19 at 1:40
Would we have more than 8 minutes of light, if the sun “went out”?
Awarded Oct 1 '19 at 14:00
How far is the Earth/Sun above/below the galactic plane, and is it heading toward/away from it?
Awarded Sep 23 '19 at 3:20
What can we expect to see with a telescope with a 70mm aperture and a 10mm eyepiece?
Awarded Sep 21 '19 at 1:20
What is the maximum transmission distance of the radio signal in the outer space which could still be understood?
Awarded Sep 19 '19 at 1:05
What's in the center of a Galaxy?
Awarded Sep 18 '19 at 20:10
Why does the focal length of a telescope have an effect on the magnification?
Awarded Aug 27 '19 at 19:10
What is the hottest thing in the universe?
Awarded Aug 16 '19 at 6:35
How can 'HD 140283' be older than the universe?
Awarded Aug 11 '19 at 3:55
Gravitation - Pulling or Pushing force?
Awarded Jul 24 '19 at 8:30
Years, months, days, and … weeks?
Awarded Jul 20 '19 at 17:35
when are you able to see Halley's comet, and for how long?
Awarded Jul 20 '19 at 12:55
Do asteroids have a gravitational field?
Awarded Jun 29 '19 at 14:00
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