Astronomy & Space - January 2007

It's like saying the faster one moves, the slower time appears for them. If this statement is true, than I would expect to age less if i stayed on a jetplane for a yr compared to someone driving a car at 60 MPH. What im trying to get at is whats so special about 186,000 MPS that causes one to age slower??

2007-01-04 08:14:34 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2

let's say that i am standing on the north pole and there is a hollow tunnel that runs to the south pole. if i have a penny in my hand and i drop it, it falls to the ground. what happens if i drop a penny in the tunnel? what about a tennis ball? i would think that the ball would eventually stop at the center of the earth and roll along the wall of the tunnel since the earth is spinning? would it roll in line with the tilt of the earth? what really happens?

2007-01-04 08:06:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that the Earth rotates at around 1000 MPH at the Equator and 0 at the poles. So does this mean that the closer one is to 0 degrees the sun rises and sets faster?

2007-01-04 08:06:03 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-01-04 08:03:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

without having to go through all the little busy bodies at the university that know not too much about what they are talking, i have some answers he might be interested in

2007-01-04 07:44:08 · 8 answers · asked by fragmaster3sum 2

2007-01-04 06:57:40 · 17 answers · asked by star ray 3

Ok, lets say you were in a jet airplane going 5 miles per hour under the speed of sound. Say then that you threw a ball to your friend down the aisle at 10 miles per hour.

Would that ball then break the sound barrier and create a mini sonic boom?

From another perspective, if you threw the ball out the window instead of down the aisle, would the effect be different (assuming wind resistence did not slow the ball)?

2007-01-04 06:41:29 · 7 answers · asked by mitchellvii 2

i dont think it was possibile that armstrong landed on the moon in 1969. and that is was infact a lie. what do you think?

2007-01-04 06:22:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anna 2

earth.math.

2007-01-04 06:22:18 · 13 answers · asked by Bibin A 2

2007-01-04 05:40:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-04 05:17:05 · 14 answers · asked by munavar 1

I've heard that the sun will eventually expand in 50 million years time destroying the earth and making a mess of my uncle Albert's prize daffodils, but what are the statistical chances of us earthlets being smushed into space goo by a giant meteor (with a tax bill attached to it) before we even get that far?

I'm thinking of investing my money into sun block shares so I'm going to factor your answers into it.

2007-01-04 05:07:02 · 27 answers · asked by norman l 2

ok me an dmy girlfriend were outside two nights ago and noticed that the moon was PERFECTLY in the center of a PERFECT circle in the sky it was extremely weird i have never seen anythign like it ? what was it that i saw? a percet could? lol i dont understand

2007-01-04 05:06:22 · 5 answers · asked by umm hahah 2

...while going from India to U.S. or othr way around? instead it goes around the globe. wouldn't it be closer if it goes through the north pole. is it possible for the plane to pass from that area? ...Thanks and plz don't give me guesses. only answer if u really know it for the fact.

2007-01-04 05:02:02 · 17 answers · asked by curious george 1

Will time will be affected if the rotation of the earth occurred in the inverse direction that it does currently?

2007-01-04 04:52:44 · 10 answers · asked by CD-R 1

A couple of months ago, I heard on the radio that the planet Venus has a moon now. But I can't find any info on this, so I was wondering if anyone out there has any info on this subject.

2007-01-04 04:52:30 · 6 answers · asked by thumbs_down_really 1

Do you believe in UFOs? i watched a bunch of videos on you tube and I'm pretty convinced.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iVlCw90iAUg

has anyone ever seen one? (no bullshit)

2007-01-04 04:36:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think I speak for everyone that that would have to be the single stupidest thing anyone could do EVER.

2007-01-04 04:28:15 · 13 answers · asked by Jimmy H 4

I have always wondered why spacecraft re-enter the atmosphere at such terrific rates of speed. Wouldn't it be possible to slow down somehow, while in orbit, thus avoiding all the dangers from heat build-up on re-entry? Perhaps by "skimming" the outer atmosphere before descending, or bringing extra propellant?

2007-01-04 04:13:38 · 8 answers · asked by MIkeW 2

2007-01-04 04:12:03 · 4 answers · asked by goring 6

2007-01-04 03:55:26 · 8 answers · asked by jamie_93_94 2

They speculate that it is a meteorite, and the FAA has confirmed that it's not from an airplane.

2007-01-04 03:49:26 · 4 answers · asked by MINKWOMAN 2

2007-01-04 03:42:33 · 7 answers · asked by cheyenne 2

You saw the headlines....."a metal object/golfball size crashed thru a NJ roof"
Was it alien's from outter space throwing our garbage back at us?

2007-01-04 03:42:14 · 7 answers · asked by Auntie Marie SueB 3

Maybe stuff really can travel faster than light. Maybe time is only as we have developed standards to, such as hours or minutes?

2007-01-04 03:22:41 · 6 answers · asked by Michael n 2

I'm not saying that aliens are real, but there are so many stories with aliens, and I haven't read one that has my idea.
my idea is this. if aliens come from a different world, or galaxy, or they see an entirely different spectrum than us, or whatever, why can we see them? like, if they were so different, maybe they would be composed of cells and organisms and molecules that our eyes couldn't see. maybe our spectrum is completely different from thiers. does anyone agree with me, or do you think I'm crazy and I think too much?

2007-01-04 03:14:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-04 03:13:41 · 11 answers · asked by Michael n 2

Can any one give the real meaning of space or universe

2007-01-04 03:08:09 · 7 answers · asked by ROLL! 1

Is it because we need air and space does not provide this? Or is it oxygen that it does not supply? I get a little confused.

2007-01-04 03:07:00 · 16 answers · asked by Mr looking for answers 2

did anybody else see something that looked like a huge firework in the new mexico sky and appeared to not be moving at first then it broke up into 5-6 pieces and left a trail like a falling star would leave around 6:17 am? it started in the nw part of the sky and headed south. my husband and i seen it on our way to work! we are really hoping somebody can tell us what it is! we sent in a "fireball report" to 2 different places and have not heard anything back as of yet!

2007-01-04 02:48:30 · 2 answers · asked by TUNAQ 1