Astronomy & Space - August 2006

I live in the California Bay Area and have a friend who lives in West Virginia. We were curious to know when we were on the phone earlier if we were looking at the same stars.

2006-08-25 18:02:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Considering that the orbit of Pluto is highly eccentric, and that at certain times, Pluto is closer to the sun than Neptune then that must mean that the orbital paths of Neptune and Pluto cross.

If that is the case, won't they at some point hit each other?

If their orbits are not on the same plane, isn't it still possible for them to hit each other?

2006-08-25 18:01:43 · 13 answers · asked by Justin 4

2006-08-25 17:41:30 · 18 answers · asked by Steven 1

2006-08-25 17:17:14 · 15 answers · asked by savvy s 2

If the moon was painted silver it would shine brighter therefore giving us more daylight per annum. But how many tins of B&Q value emulsion would it take??

2006-08-25 17:04:19 · 24 answers · asked by Muppet_Planet 2

who is an alien? from all the people u know or u've seen, ever?

http://cutepiggy.com/george_w_bush.html...

2006-08-25 16:57:57 · 6 answers · asked by om 3

2006-08-25 16:49:18 · 9 answers · asked by swndawg 2

2006-08-25 16:48:50 · 17 answers · asked by dpala 2

2006-08-25 16:48:03 · 7 answers · asked by swndawg 2

or are they just theories?

2006-08-25 16:19:42 · 12 answers · asked by honey 2

Friend told me he saw it once and it was detailed. was this a atmospheric phenomenon?

2006-08-25 16:05:06 · 3 answers · asked by rebecca W 1

I know it is years down the line but what would happen if (GOD FORBID) they take away the planets one by one until they get to Earth and they take Earth too, I am seriously concerned because the newspaper said that the astronomers had a meeting and they went along with all of this.

2006-08-25 15:56:40 · 18 answers · asked by SlapADog 4

I was shock to find that now Pluto is no more considered a planet. Does anyone know the reason for this that why it has been cancelled??

2006-08-25 15:52:52 · 17 answers · asked by seju 2

WHY isn't it still a planet?? Sorry, can't get over it yet. Is it a conspiracy by the people who sell whiteout?

2006-08-25 15:45:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's something that I've wondered for quite a while.

Is it at all possible that a planet could have escaped it's star's destruction and be free roaming throughout space?

I'm not talking a small kuiper belt object or an asteroid the size of a mountain,... but rather a whole sized planet possibly the size of Earth or larger.

If a star exploded during it's final stage of life, could the shockwave dislodge and throw one or more of it's planets free before they were either destroyed or incinerated, thus sparing them total annihilation?

It's something you don't really hear any astronomers or scientists comment on or hypothesize about.

2006-08-25 15:41:00 · 9 answers · asked by Lighthawk Demon 4

There was a meeting in Europe and they decided that pluto doesn't have characteristics like a planet

2006-08-25 15:38:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

mars is sopposed to be as big as the moon on 08/27/06. is it a hoax?

2006-08-25 15:36:14 · 12 answers · asked by shrrrobbins 1

2006-08-25 15:32:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 15:30:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok if you were in a large space ship an it could travel faster than hte speed of light, would hte travel be more like Halo 2 becuase it would feal instantanouis (altohugh it is not) or would it be more like stark treck were you can see that it is travelin faster htan the speed of light but the inside of hte ship is it would seem to be normal.

2006-08-25 15:21:34 · 8 answers · asked by nigga 3

I am kind of sad. It was my favorite planet when I was small.

2006-08-25 15:01:02 · 7 answers · asked by Spinnyhead 2

2006-08-25 14:54:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

---including educational institutions and Astronomy... or there is NO real effect of it to mankind?

2006-08-25 14:32:11 · 22 answers · asked by cyberjake2006 2

2006-08-25 14:28:39 · 10 answers · asked by Lei 2

Are there aliens out there? Does anyone have a UFO or abduction story?

2006-08-25 14:28:04 · 18 answers · asked by Balner 2

It would have to be perfectly round because there would be no unequal pressure in existence because the first something would be the first something.

2006-08-25 14:26:00 · 4 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1

2006-08-25 14:25:58 · 7 answers · asked by jes 1

2006-08-25 14:25:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

...tom science

2006-08-25 14:08:17 · 6 answers · asked by tom science 4

Thank you so much for your detailed answer...tom science

2006-08-25 13:42:20 · 11 answers · asked by tom science 4