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How much light would be reflected from Jupiter to Europa (in Europas night)?
Awarded Feb 14 at 1:17
'Geocentric' view of orbits
Awarded Jan 11 at 4:11
Where can I find the positions of the planets, stars, moons, artificial satellites, etc. and visualize them?
Awarded Jan 10 at 12:25
What is a 'hybrid' eclipse?
Awarded Jan 9 at 15:16
Why does radio astronomy offer higher resolution images than optical?
Awarded Dec 14, 2022 at 5:26
What is the minimum mass required so that objects become spherical due to its own gravity?
Awarded Oct 3, 2022 at 14:08
Could we fly/drive through Jupiter?
Awarded Aug 29, 2022 at 6:05
Lunar Soil: what are those "bumps" and how were they formed?
Awarded Apr 16, 2022 at 2:03
Would Adaptive Optics be Useful in Radio Astronomy?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 1:16
Spacetime curvature illustration accuracy
Awarded Feb 8, 2022 at 15:55
Will the James Webb Space Telescope be visible from earth?
Awarded Jan 31, 2022 at 19:22
Why is only one side of the Moon visible from Earth?
Awarded Jan 9, 2022 at 17:48
Do planets form around lone stars, multiple stars, or both? Do we know this yet?
Awarded Dec 19, 2021 at 23:18
If GRB 080319B happened next to nearest star: Proxima Centauri, what effect would that have had on us?
Awarded Dec 3, 2021 at 8:15
Limit of hotness!
Awarded Nov 28, 2021 at 14:36
Conversion of magnitudes to Jansky and MAGPHYS?
Awarded Nov 11, 2021 at 5:25
Is the Sun slightly blue in the center? - Wavelength-dependent limb darkening of the Sun
Awarded Nov 5, 2021 at 10:51
Are there any alternative explanations for the gravitational force we attribute to dark matter?
Awarded Oct 21, 2021 at 13:21
Calculating the sun’s position in ECI
Awarded Jun 30, 2021 at 20:56
Will we start seeing galaxies disappear due to Universe expansion?
Awarded Jun 22, 2021 at 9:06
Is the eventual heat death of the universe due to the expansion of the universe?
Awarded Jun 6, 2021 at 15:06
How far is the Earth/Sun above/below the galactic plane, and is it heading toward/away from it?
Awarded May 20, 2021 at 20:27
Can Newton's gravity equation explain why black holes are so strong?
Awarded May 12, 2021 at 8:52
Why does Gaia use only calcium NIR lines for stellar radial velocity measurements?
Awarded Apr 3, 2021 at 4:26
Would a telescope that uses Fresnel lenses be more practical than using regular lenses?
Awarded Mar 14, 2021 at 23:01
Open access table of visible stars with magnitude, coordinates, and possibly color?
Awarded Jan 25, 2021 at 18:57
Issues in dimensions and slicing while plotting contours over a FITS Image in Astronomical Plotting Library in python (APLpy)
Awarded Jan 13, 2021 at 15:25
Can we (theoretically) spin the black hole so strong that it will be broken apart by centrifugal force?
Awarded Jan 5, 2021 at 12:18
Are we less safe now that Arecibo is no more?
Awarded Dec 2, 2020 at 11:25
Escaping a black hole
Awarded Nov 17, 2020 at 20:05
Is our central black hole actually at the CG of the galaxy?
Awarded Oct 10, 2020 at 18:17
In km/h, what actually is the "speed" of Andromeda away from us: cosmologically?
Awarded Oct 9, 2020 at 11:36
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Awarded Apr 25, 2020 at 16:00
Need Simple equation for Rise, Transit, and Set time
Awarded Feb 13, 2020 at 12:10
Is the Moon only 60x60 pixels?
Awarded Jan 14, 2020 at 6:10
How can "Geysers" on Europa reach heights of 100km?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
What is the largest recorded solar flare?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
Planetary orbital resonances
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
How did New Horizons take such well-lit pictures of Pluto?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
How many arms does the Milky Way galaxy have?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
How precisely is planetary tilt defined (the tilt direction, not just the angle)?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
How does neutron star collapse into black hole?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
How powerful a telescope would allow me to view the astronauts aboard ISS do a space-walk?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
Why has Venus's atmosphere not been stripped away by solar wind?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
How many planets are there in this solar system?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
Why is only one side of the Moon visible from Earth?
Awarded Dec 12, 2019 at 22:55
What is the most dense object in the universe?
Awarded Nov 24, 2019 at 4:45
Is the Sun really a medium size star?
Awarded Feb 27, 2019 at 20:30
What is in the center of the universe?
Awarded Feb 4, 2019 at 17:30
What is the accepted theory as to why Uranus' axis is tilted so severely?
Awarded Jan 15, 2019 at 10:15
Conundrum involving distance to object, universal expansion, age of universe, etc
Awarded Dec 9, 2018 at 7:25
What's the fastest moving object in the universe?
Awarded Oct 4, 2018 at 13:35
Why does Venus flicker?
Awarded Apr 11, 2018 at 6:16
How old is the oldest light visible from Earth?
Awarded Apr 10, 2018 at 21:24
Can you see man-made lights on the dark side of the Earth from the surface of the moon with the naked eye?
Awarded Mar 23, 2018 at 18:57
Parking a telescope at a Lagrange point: is this a good idea from a debris point of view?
Awarded Mar 23, 2018 at 14:53
Is there a maximum size for a black hole?
Awarded Dec 27, 2017 at 7:47
How would the night sky look from inside a globular cluster?
Awarded Nov 22, 2017 at 3:53
Why does the moon sometimes appear giant and a orange red color near the horizon?
Awarded Sep 30, 2017 at 16:12

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