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Tweets about curious.astro.cornell.edu

  • TIL that a full moon does not set at Poles during Winter. It circles the sky like the Sun in the Summer.
  • I hope I'm not the only one who wondered why planetary orbits are planar... It's bothered me for weeks.
  • Does Milky Way spin counter-clockwise? If so, do all spiral galaxies spin in this direction
  • @Trey_Mendez @UberFacts Tis true
  • RT @ClareCLegit: Our moon at perigee as seen from Madrid. Wondering why the moon looks red? ↔️ Pic: @RT_com
  • @sudymont @TakeThatDarwin #derpdaderp!
  • First of three supermoons this Saturday. Here's a handy guide to work out where to look for maximum effect:
  • @monkshui @OldRifleman @BratFrye try
  • @NopeNotThisTime @inSaneGawd and another one.
  • @JoeCienkowski @TakeThatDarwin @yetigcreature do you ever wonder why people who get paid to study this missed it?