Andrew

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BA Astronomy-Physics from UVa, also took a lot of grad-astronomy there

PhD student at University of Maine


117 Answers

newest activity votes
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What to show a beginner
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Why is the universe so big?
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Why is the universe map shaped like an oval?
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How far would you need to displace your eyes to get meaningful depth perception of the stars?
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What is the largest observed celestial body?
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Why are binary objects so critical to astronomy?
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What if our Sun were located in the middle of a globular cluster?
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Why is a new moon not the same as a solar eclipse?
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Why doesn't helium start to fuse while there is still hydrogen fuel?
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Does gravity travel at the speed of light?
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In astronomy what phenomena have theory predicted before observations?
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How to create unusual sundial?
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Why can't dark matter be black holes?
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Do all black holes have a singularity?
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What is the official difference between a planet and a dwarf planet?
10
Is the “Great Attractor” an indicator of the “Multiverse”?
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Is there evidence of a larger universe?
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Black Hole Photon Sphere
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Is there a method to estimate the atomic yield of a supernova of a given size?
9
How can a Population III star be so massive?
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Why is there still radiation left from the Big Bang now?
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Could the earth have another moon?
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How are newly discovered objects (stars, planets, galaxies…) named?
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Can black holes actually merge?
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Given that matter cannot escape a black hole, how did the big bang produce the universe we see today?
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Can a moon have another large body as a satellite, and are there any examples of such?
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Can a neutron star compress until it's converted to a black hole?
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Anti-Matter Black Holes
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When the Sun goes red giant, will it “vaporize” away a significant fraction of Jupiter and Saturn moons?
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Stellar Viscosity in Galaxies
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