curious.astro.cornell.edu
Questions answered by graduate students, including a question and answer archive, information on the solar system, the universe, SETI, observational astronomy, careers and history.
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Queries:
- planets with rings
- end of the universe
- how long does it take for the earth to rotate 60 degrees
- general information about moon
- buy a star
- what does the milky way look like
- astronomy telescopes
- planets rings
- what keeps the planets in orbit around the sun
- theory of planet formation in other solar systems
- what color is pluto
- http curious.astro.cornell.edu
- computer in astronomy
- what causes the moon to be orange
- why do the planets revolve around the sun
- largest star
- who do astronauts do
- sunspots are
- what do astronomers study
- why shadow lengths change throughout year
- more...
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?