Astronomy & Space - September 2006

I used to love just going out to the backyard as a kid and watching the stars. I just don't have time for it...

What do you think when you look up...

I remember just how small I am in the universe and it reminds me that my problems are fleeting moments in time.

2006-09-12 22:28:28 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

is 2 must masturbation harmful????
does it have any effect,,,,such as acne???

2006-09-12 22:26:53 · 7 answers · asked by RAHUL R 1

I found this answer: This motion is due to the rotation of the Earth. In the same way, the stars appear to rise in the east and set in the west because the Earth is rotating west to east. However, the orbital motion of the Earth, caused by the Earth's revolving around the sun causes the Sun to move eastward along the ecliptic from one day the next, the opposite of it's daily motion. In other words, the Earth orbits the Sun in the direction west to east so that the Sun appears to move eastward along the ecliptic.

but it still doesn't make sense to me??? grr!

2006-09-12 22:05:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i understand the cause for the planets to revolve around a star but why do they rotate?what causes them to rotate?

2006-09-12 21:55:47 · 4 answers · asked by ♀guardian of angels♀ 3

2006-09-12 21:33:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The sun rises in east and sets in west, so we perceive the sun as moving westward... why is it defined as eastward on the celestial field? I am having a hard time picturing the motions in my head?

2006-09-12 21:10:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

the u of az reserchers claim yes, but has their work passed peer review yet?

2006-09-12 21:05:07 · 7 answers · asked by Tarzan 1

I know that sun is a star that our planet rotates around, and that stars don't live forever. They all burn out as soon as all of the carbon dioxide turns to helium. When will the sun run out of carbon dioxide? Is it possible to even find out with today's technology?

2006-09-12 20:49:03 · 5 answers · asked by You're giving it all away! 2

i need to know i have a project due.

2006-09-12 20:15:38 · 8 answers · asked by kaelin e 1

Thanks to any great ideas

2006-09-12 19:50:04 · 12 answers · asked by MikeyTex2202 3

2006-09-12 19:36:56 · 9 answers · asked by Dominic C 1

In your opinion who was the fool on the hill?

2006-09-12 19:02:17 · 4 answers · asked by Sleeping Troll 5

and why? (if it is)

2006-09-12 18:13:16 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-12 17:44:26 · 8 answers · asked by hotshot 2

Astronauts in space carry on the same biological processes as they do on earth. What processes must be taken into account for space travel? Describe the chemical reactions that help maintain a stable environment on a space mission from the point of view of an astronaut. ö

2006-09-12 17:35:28 · 4 answers · asked by miley 1

2006-09-12 17:23:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-12 17:13:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the universe is infinite, than it is expanding into nothingness? How do we know that this empty space is infinite? Is it possible/logical for there to be many 'universes' at various stages of development throughout this infinite space?

2006-09-12 17:11:43 · 5 answers · asked by Honoria S 1

Im here to put forward my arguement that the idea that humans should colonize other planets is not in the distant future for the human race.

First, the human species (and every other species on this planet) evolved specifically to live and thrive on planet Earth. This means that climate conditions, seasonal changes, saltwater and freshwater specific to Earth all had a heavy influence on Earth species. Life on earth is like a key that fits in only one lock: Earth.

Secondly, terraforming (making other planets like planet earth) is a vast, complex, and near impossible problem. Atmospheric oxygen/ nitrogen/ CO2 levels, PH levels in the soil, the influx of sunlight, must all be within a narrow range to accomodate life on earth. This is not to mention to the millions of bacteria, plant and animal species required to keep even an agrocultural ecosystem running.

Finally, if all of this could be done, its still useless. Who would want colonize mars, an antartic, waterless desert?

2006-09-12 17:01:38 · 15 answers · asked by chessplayer01066 1

The are general three answers. One is that the space will stop moving in the end. The second is that the space will become bigger and bigger. The third is that the space will become smaller and smaller. But what is the really end of the space?

2006-09-12 17:01:33 · 7 answers · asked by yy 1

2006-09-12 16:22:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity." Do you agree with Albert Einstein's statement?

2006-09-12 15:47:06 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the name of the largest galaxy in our small group?

2006-09-12 15:33:05 · 7 answers · asked by toyelazio 1

What is the name of large group of galaxies that we are part of?

2006-09-12 15:22:35 · 4 answers · asked by toyelazio 1

2006-09-12 15:11:34 · 6 answers · asked by beeweeviolet 1

Accrectionary theory for the origin of earth? What is this?
Accretionary theory of the solar system. What is this?

Thanks

2006-09-12 15:03:03 · 5 answers · asked by thunderbomb90 3

Given state variables are:
time, t
orbital period, T
elliptical eccentricity, e
gravitational constant, u (mu)

need to find angle to central mass, Theta as a function of time.

2006-09-12 14:19:38 · 3 answers · asked by none2perdy 4

2006-09-12 13:47:06 · 14 answers · asked by feimena 1

would the earth be destroyed by the sun's explosion?

2006-09-12 13:34:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Publish on here your town, State and country, and if you have a contactable account on Yahoo, I will send you details of how to see them - date/time and where to look in the sky.

In the past I have seen both, soon after the shuttle left the ISS. It was quite a great sight, with the shuttle trailing the space station across the sky. Both were as bright as the brighter stars, so easy to see.

It will happen sometime 17/18 Sept.

2006-09-12 13:33:43 · 4 answers · asked by nick s 6