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Are there any gaps in the range of gravitational wave frequencies we can detect?

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Why are asteroids so much richer in precious metals than Earth's crust?

asked Jun 9, 2022 at 18:48

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Hypothetical upper and lower bounds for Chandrasekhar limit based on composition?

asked Sep 5, 2021 at 20:27

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How big would a telescope have to be to get a good look at the nearest neutron star?

asked Nov 1, 2021 at 18:01

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How did astronomers get rid of microwave radiation from stars and galaxies in picures of the CMB?

asked Jul 15, 2022 at 18:42

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Does the average proton/electron density in a neutron star change with mass?

asked Aug 22, 2021 at 0:05

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Where's the matter that created the CMB?

asked Jul 7, 2022 at 17:21

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What does the surface of a star with a radiative envelope look like?

asked Aug 23, 2021 at 20:03

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Why does metallicity increase the opacity inside stars?

asked Sep 1, 2021 at 17:05

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Do all C-O white dwarfs have more-or-less the same proportions of carbon and oxygen?

asked Aug 9, 2021 at 14:11

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In terms of results, how similar is a bunch of telescopes across the globe to an Earth-sized telescope?

asked Jun 10, 2022 at 2:13

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Is there a mass-vs-radius chart for neutron stars?

asked Sep 8, 2021 at 20:09

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Does the transition between total convection and partial convection cause a significant decrease in lifespan?

asked Sep 2, 2021 at 21:24

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Why do we talk about metallicity in stars instead of more specific elements?

asked Aug 22, 2021 at 21:08

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Why do other galaxies have such a low surface brightness?

asked Aug 19, 2021 at 3:30

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How does pair production cause a pair-instability supernova instead of leading to the formation of a black hole?

asked Aug 30, 2021 at 1:56

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Why do stellar-mass black holes fall to the centers of their galaxies? [duplicate]

asked Feb 15, 2022 at 21:49

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Back when the CMB was predominantly in the visible spectrum, would it have been visible to the naked eye?

asked Feb 15, 2022 at 22:49

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What's the mass distribution of elements created in neutron star mergers?

asked Sep 8, 2021 at 20:19

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How big could a regular star in supergiant/hypergiant phase theoretically get, not counting quasi-stars?

asked Sep 2, 2021 at 23:18

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If Proxima Centauri was replace with a quasi-star, would our telescopes be able to see it in fine detail?

asked Sep 3, 2021 at 2:26

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What's the relationship between the mass of a star and the mass of its core?

asked Sep 2, 2021 at 20:24

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What would the HR diagram look like if the axes were scaled linearly instead of logarithmically?

asked Aug 22, 2021 at 21:23

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Is there a metallicity threshold past which star formation is impossible?

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Are there any gaps in the range of gravitational wave frequencies we can detect?

Why are asteroids so much richer in precious metals than Earth's crust?

Hypothetical upper and lower bounds for Chandrasekhar limit based on composition?

How big would a telescope have to be to get a good look at the nearest neutron star?

How did astronomers get rid of microwave radiation from stars and galaxies in picures of the CMB?

Does the average proton/electron density in a neutron star change with mass?

Where's the matter that created the CMB?

What does the surface of a star with a radiative envelope look like?

Why does metallicity increase the opacity inside stars?

Do all C-O white dwarfs have more-or-less the same proportions of carbon and oxygen?

In terms of results, how similar is a bunch of telescopes across the globe to an Earth-sized telescope?

Is there a mass-vs-radius chart for neutron stars?

Does the transition between total convection and partial convection cause a significant decrease in lifespan?

Why do we talk about metallicity in stars instead of more specific elements?

Why do other galaxies have such a low surface brightness?

How does pair production cause a pair-instability supernova instead of leading to the formation of a black hole?

Why do stellar-mass black holes fall to the centers of their galaxies? [duplicate]

Back when the CMB was predominantly in the visible spectrum, would it have been visible to the naked eye?

What's the mass distribution of elements created in neutron star mergers?

How big could a regular star in supergiant/hypergiant phase theoretically get, not counting quasi-stars?

If Proxima Centauri was replace with a quasi-star, would our telescopes be able to see it in fine detail?

What's the relationship between the mass of a star and the mass of its core?

What would the HR diagram look like if the axes were scaled linearly instead of logarithmically?

Is there a metallicity threshold past which star formation is impossible?