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If Earth is tilted, why is Polaris always above the same spot?

Superscript-subscript uncertainty notation

Could the dinosaurs have seen the asteroid that killed them?

Is it possible to mount a telescope on a plane? Is it beneficial?

Validity of ephemeris time

Can Pluto be seen with the naked eye from Neptune when Pluto and Neptune are closest?

Is there any difference between M87's image and predictions?

Where to obtain Tycho Brahe's data?

What is the origin of the OBAFGKM classification system?

What is the farthest reported distance from observer from which a solar system body has occulted a star?

If the Moon were impacted by a suitably sized meteor, how long would it take to impact the Earth?

How does the Moon look like from different latitudes of the Earth?

Do moons have moons?

In which direction is the sun travelling?

What's the reason that we have a different number of days each month?

Why not us interferometry to take a picture of Pluto?

Official degrees of earth’s rotation per day

How is time defined in astronomy?

Why is Mars cold?

Would an object shot from earth fall into the sun?

Are there any to-scale diagrams of the TRAPPIST-1 system?

On the consistency of different well-polished astronomy software

How well would the Moon protect the Earth from an Asteroid?

Is there a way to factor age into the mass-luminosity relationship for stars?

Why does the Earth have a z-component at the start of the J2000 epoch?

Are there any double stars that I can actually see orbit each other?

Why can't supermassive black holes merge? (or can they?)

Is TDB monotonic? Does it or any of its derivatives have yearly discontinuities with respect to an atomic clock?

Why do things float in space, though the gravity of our star is always present? [closed]

How “fast” do astronomical events occur?