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164 Why is the discovery of merging neutron stars important? Oct 16 '17
146 How can there be 1,000 stellar ancestors before our Sun? Jun 21 '16
111 Would we have more than 8 minutes of light, if the sun “went out”? Sep 28 '19
95 Could the dinosaurs have seen the asteroid that killed them? Jan 31 '18
65 Is it dark inside the Sun? Mar 5 '20
62 What happens to the 99.9 % of the sun-rays that do not fall on any planets or any other celestial body? Aug 20 '16
58 Did I see another planet? Mar 27 '16
56 Which atom is a Neutron star made of? Oct 17 '17
52 Why is Gaia operating around Earth orbit? Why not send it to Neptune's orbit? Nov 25 '19
49 Are binary neutron star mergers needed to explain the abundance of gold? Oct 16 '17
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