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General

  • NEW   the function of the eardrum in the middle ear is to
  • NEW   Why does day legth change on different days of the year?
  • NEW   Earths greatest speed of rotation occurs at the: a. equator b. tropid of cancer c. artic circle
  • NEW   including sea level, how many contour lines would be needed to show an island 125 feet high on a map with a contour interval of 20 feet?
  • NEW   whens the next eclips for Canada?
  • NEW   how were craters discovered?
  • NEW   I bekieve that in the early yrs of space exploration...when we sent up satalites, that 1 of the "Voyager" satilites went off into deep space after completeing its mission. Do any of our new satilites pick up any signals from it?
  • NEW   how hot is the sun and lava
  • NEW   the angle of the sun's rays causes the what?
  • NEW   Witch 2 gases make up the atmosphere?
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    Moon

  • The moon's gravity is 6 times _______than that on earth's surface
  • If the moon is eventually moving away from the Earth, would it be a bad idea to have people move there?
  • what is the moons tempature?
  • what is the difference between a solar eclipse and i lunar eclipse
  • what's the moons temperature?
  • When is the next soler eclipse that can be seen from new york state
  • You said the Moon orbits the Earth. So the Sun being farther away would tend to have a slower orbit or travel time aqround the Earth. Is that why we can see the Moon during the day?
  • Sometimes the Moon is visible during the day. Does the Moon orbit faster than the Sun? Why can we see the Moon during the day?
  • what is the name of the full moon that occurs nearest the autumnal equinox
  • approximate value for the rate at which the moon orbits the earth?
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    Solar System



    General | Moon | Solar System | Stars | Constellations | Galaxies


    Stars

  • NEW   HEY!!! can u tell me how many miles markab is from the sun, i no its 140 light years but i need light years! THANKS!!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! plzz answer soon
  • how far is Sirrah the star from earth
  • Can you tell me what is the brightest star on the planet.
  • HI! Can you tell me the temperature, brightness, distance in light years and color of the stars Markab, Scheat, Algenib, Enif, Homam, Matar and Alpheratz?
  • what is the absolute brightness of the stars in the constellation pegasus?
  • What are the distances of the stars in pegasus from the planet earth?
  • What are the temperatures of the stars in the constellation Pegasus
  • What are the colors of the stars in the constellation Pegasus?
  • What is the surface temperature of Mesarthim and Botein?
  • what is the temperature of the star matar?
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    General | Moon | Solar System | Stars | Constellations | Galaxies


    Constellations



    General | Moon | Solar System | Stars | Constellations | Galaxies


    Galaxies

  • NEW   if i travell at the speed of light how long would it take me to get to the nearesr galaxy?
  • what is the name of the galaxy in which earth is located? what kind of a galaxy is it?
  • what is the difference between a solar system and a galaxy
  • Hi. I was wondering if the furtherest planets & galaxies are trillions or more lightyears away are they still there or just reminants of what was?
  • how long those it takes for the sun to revolve around the milkyway.
  • What is the name of the galaxy in which Earth is located? What kind of a galaxy is it? Describe Earths location within the galaxy
  • what is the name of the galaxy in which Earth is located? What kind of galaxy is it? Describe Earths location within the galaxy
  • how long (in years) would it take to travel across at galxy traveling at the speed of light?
  • how long would it take to travel across the milky way at the speed of light
  • If the Universe is expanding and everything is moving away from our Galaxy the Milky Way, how is that the Galaxy Andromeda is on a collision course with the Milky Way?
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