Astronomy & Space - January 2007

Could it be that we aren't listening in the right way, or that other intelligent life is not broadcasting, or that the lifespan of an intellegent race is very short? Could it just be that we're all alone in the Milky Way?

2007-01-22 18:23:24 · 14 answers · asked by Jeff Scheidt 2

suppose the universe started with a big bang. most people today believe it did i hope. do we have any idea where it happened? there should be a certain time of day in a certain day of the year in a certain year for that when you point to the sky, you are pointing at where the big bang occured. what is this time/day/year/angle?
how far have we traveled since the beginning? what's at this place where the big bang happened. it would be funny if there was a huge huge planet there with life and it was inhabited by the smurfs

2007-01-22 17:57:20 · 13 answers · asked by smokesha 3

2007-01-22 17:41:04 · 3 answers · asked by cody m 1

Our scrappy gang of flea-bitten space terrorists has arrived at 3200 Phaethon. They affix rocket engines to it and use them to stop the asteroid's rotation. Their plans call for boosting the asteroid into an Earth-intercept transfer orbit with a delta-vee time centered at 15:07:12 UT on 2 May 2017, with the intention that impact will occur at 3h UT on 13 December 2017.

Assume these elements for Phaethon.
a = 1.271347453342 au
e = 0.8900251633653
i = 22.18217663884 deg
L = 265.3959345176 deg
w = 322.0132360717 deg
T = JD 2453955.67259
Assume Phaethon masses 1.5E+14 kg.

The terrorists' rocket engines have an aggregate maximum thrust of 1.25E+13 N. Their leader is worried that he had to use too much fuel to stop the asteroid's rotation. He figures there's enough left for a one-hour burn at maximum thrust.

1. What is the magnitude of the largest delta-vee they can impart to Phaethon?
2. Can the terrorists succeed in their nefarious work, or do they lack sufficient fuel?

2007-01-22 17:30:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey i was just curious if there were other programs other than google earth, live local, and world wind that are any good.

2007-01-22 17:16:56 · 1 answers · asked by Elliott B 1

tell me what you think in my opinion it should of just been left as a planet, tell me what you think

2007-01-22 17:11:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe that Earth is just a tiny tiny object in something HUGE. We are sort of like the atom in something else, like the leg(if they even have legs) of some creature. Does anyone else believe this?

2007-01-22 16:46:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My camper caught fire,i was not there.But every body there said there was a heck of a lighting storm.First report said lighting.Now the insurance is saying no lighting with in 5 to 6 miles.Satelite i guess.Any help.

2007-01-22 16:13:31 · 4 answers · asked by ohioborn5 2

I can't remember the word for the line that divides day from night as seen from off-planet. It can also been seen at altitude from a plane.

2007-01-22 15:55:01 · 5 answers · asked by ROYGBIV 1

it is incomprehensible by many

2007-01-22 15:38:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-22 15:29:17 · 29 answers · asked by nik_patri 1

I'm wondering how many people actually think that the cresent of the moon is caused by a shadow of the earth on the moon. I've had two people argue with be about this in the last two days...!

2007-01-22 15:27:47 · 6 answers · asked by markus 4

2007-01-22 15:25:32 · 26 answers · asked by Adi Vandhya 1

2007-01-22 15:04:43 · 2 answers · asked by Swim♥ 3

2007-01-22 15:02:26 · 12 answers · asked by Trevor 7

Is it safe to say the universe cannot be self-caused nothing can create itself, because that would mean that it existed before it came into existence which is a logical absurdity. Do you believe this or am I the only one? Is there another explanation?

2007-01-22 14:48:38 · 24 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

What are your "top books" pretaining to Cosmology, Astronomy, etc?

2007-01-22 14:26:23 · 6 answers · asked by Professor Sheed 6

On the 3rd day of creation, the seas were formed. But why didn't they quickly freeze. Water from above didn't fall to the ground as snow. Those two incidents should have happened. On the 4th day, the sun was created. Remember, a day to the Lord is 1,000 years. What's the explanation?

2007-01-22 14:22:34 · 18 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

If the solar system revolves around the galactic disk, and other star system revolve at different speeds, why don't their positions change?

2007-01-22 14:21:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean maybe we can send people to moon by wasting trillions of dollars but going to a different planet is just impossible. even if you could go Mars, sun, Venus.... what would be the point?

2007-01-22 14:06:35 · 12 answers · asked by racecars 1

The radio show "coast to coast" has subjects that I enjoy. I was wondering, Is there a website that has such interesting subjects? Paul Harvey announced the life-form "Ice worms" Worms that actually live in ice. They burrow through the ice and thrive. When the Ice worms meet room temperature, they melt. Something like this type of strange, bizarre, And very odd subjects. Please help.

2007-01-22 14:00:36 · 3 answers · asked by lorenzo 1

We have never sent a probe to the other side of the moon. Why?
Could there be a base where UFO's hide out while observing the earth? UFO's disappear quickly when they visit the earth. It could be they travel to the other side of the moon. What do you think is on the other side of the moon?

2007-01-22 13:52:38 · 15 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

2007-01-22 13:48:33 · 6 answers · asked by Brandon 1

and no i dont live near a desert, all bush and field

2007-01-22 13:20:18 · 2 answers · asked by Ratt 2

I will love you so much if you answer this question correctly

2007-01-22 13:15:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

also what would happen if they were to collide

2007-01-22 13:06:21 · 4 answers · asked by mikeyplocky 2

2007-01-22 12:52:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-22 12:24:08 · 3 answers · asked by Vritika B 1

Can you explain the big bang theory in simple words, other theorys on how the universe was created, other religous stories you might know on how the universe was created, and anything else asscociated with this topic.(Also, some info on the universe and it's content's itself wouldn't hurt-it might prove useful to me later)

2007-01-22 12:21:51 · 10 answers · asked by ~~H~X~D~~ 1

I mean, why not? If Man can evolve, what's to stop a Creator to evolve as well?

2007-01-22 12:21:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous