Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
black-hole× 510
Questions regarding points of extremely high mass density, which creates an extremely strong gravitational field from which light cannot escape.
orbit× 496
Questions regarding an object 'falling around' another object, due to a combination of gravity and momentum.
planet× 488
Questions on astronomical objects orbiting a star massive enough to be rounded, not massive enough to cause fusion, and which have cleared its orbit of planetesimals.
observational-astronomy× 436
Questions about the techniques and practice of observing the night sky.
gravity× 396
Questions regarding the attractive force which exists between any two bodies of matter.
astrophysics× 313
Questions involving the physics of the universe, especially the nature of astronomical objects, energy fields, and/or regions, rather than their positions or motions in space.
amateur-observing× 277
Questions about the observation of celestial objects by non-professional astronomers.
distances× 183
Questions regarding the amount of space between two objects, the units, or measurement thereof.
milky-way× 170
Questions regarding the Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy that Earth's solar system is in.
radio-astronomy× 158
Questions about observation performed in the radio frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum (between 10 MHz and 1GHz).
fundamental-astronomy× 154
Questions involving reference frames, time scales, and how they are determined.
photography× 149
Questions about photography of celestial objects by amateur or professional astronomers. Questions about photography of other objects are off-topic but might be asked on our sister site Photography St…
space× 139
The near-vacuum extending between the planets and stars, containing small amounts of gas and dust. Also called outer space to refer to the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
coordinate× 138
Questions on systems to uniquely determine position of a point or other geometric element on a manifold such as Euclidean space.
supernova× 136
Questions regarding stars which increase suddenly in energy output due to an explosion which ejected much of its mass.
general-relativity× 136
Questions about relativistic theory of gravity. General relativity describes gravity as a geometrical property of space and time.
big-bang-theory× 131
Questions regarding the currently prevalent cosmological model for the origin of the universe.
expansion× 131
Questions about the increase with time of distance between two distant points in the Universe.
