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× 521
Questions regarding points of extremely high mass density, which creates an extremely strong gravitational field from which light cannot escape.
orbit× 510
Questions regarding an object 'falling around' another object, due to a combination of gravity and momentum.
planet× 495
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× 445
Questions about the techniques and practice of observing the night sky.
gravity× 403
Questions regarding the attractive force which exists between any two bodies of matter.
astrophysics× 319
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× 286
Questions about the observation of celestial objects by non-professional astronomers.
distances× 187
Questions regarding the amount of space between two objects, the units, or measurement thereof.
milky-way× 172
Questions regarding the Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy that Earth's solar system is in.
radio-astronomy× 162
Questions about observation performed in the radio frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum (between 10 MHz and 100 GHz).
photography× 158
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…
fundamental-astronomy× 153
Questions involving reference frames, time scales, and how they are determined.
coordinate× 147
Questions on systems to uniquely determine position of a point or other geometric element on a manifold such as Euclidean space.
supernova× 142
Questions regarding stars which increase suddenly in energy output due to an explosion which ejected much of its mass.
space× 141
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.
general-relativity× 138
Questions about relativistic theory of gravity. General relativity describes gravity as a geometrical property of space and time.
expansion× 136
Questions about the increase with time of distance between two distant points in the Universe.
big-bang-theory× 134
Questions regarding the currently prevalent cosmological model for the origin of the universe.
data-analysis× 127
a process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision making.
