Astronomy & Space - February 2007

Do any living things live at the very bottom of the ocean?

I know it's impossible to reach there because of pressure

your thoughts?

2007-02-10 09:30:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Say you went to space, and you're floating around (outside the space ship) and just in space, and you're right next to earth, is it possible to be right next to the earth, and if you get close enough you'll begin to fall because of gravity until you land back on the ground?

i'm STILL confused on how the earth is shaped.. if we can just go right through earth into space, what's at the bottom of earth? what happens when we try to enter earth from the bottom?

Also is it possible to go into space by going underground instead of up in the sky?

2007-02-10 09:28:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 09:23:02 · 5 answers · asked by J 2

Is energy necessary for motion? Can there be time when there is total absence of motion (absence of motion ---> absence of sequentiality)? Is energy necessary for time if it is necessary for motion and motion is necessary for time? Can there be energy or time without space? In the end, is space the prerequisite of creation? Thanks!

2007-02-10 09:20:32 · 5 answers · asked by Alexander K 3

2007-02-10 09:08:03 · 7 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1

Perhaps I should have post this in the philosophy section but I believe here was more appropriate.
the question is;
If the 0 dimension is a point
the 1st dimension a line without width
the second, a square without depth
and the 3rd a cube (without god knows 'what')

Is there a way to visualize (or conceptualize) the fourth dimension?
and ofcourse what would the 'what' as stated above be, or 'might'

2007-02-10 08:58:14 · 6 answers · asked by zentoccino 2

The galaxy is 2,000,000 light years from Earth and about 100,000 light years in length so it is 20 times further away than it is large. A 6ft person standing 120ft away would certainly look larger in relative terms than the andromeda galaxy does. Why is this?

2007-02-10 08:53:19 · 11 answers · asked by Not a number 1

Astronomers have used spectroscopes to determine elements in stars. Relate the flame test lab to the way astronomers study the make up of a star. PLEASE HELP i need the answer to that question

2007-02-10 08:51:30 · 5 answers · asked by gabsta 2

A drive will be made, that can traverse light years in a matter of months.

2007-02-10 08:38:00 · 5 answers · asked by alone 2

I have just emerged from a 'time space anomaly' and I am watching myself playing soccer at the age of 14, when I know I am 114years old. What should I do, or not do? Please help me!

2007-02-10 08:35:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

A total solar eclipse occurred in Wolf Point, Montana on Feb 26 1979. When was (will) this eclipse again (be) visible in Montana?
a) August of 1979
b) March of 2033
c) March of 1997
d) March of 1979
e) Jan of 2000

2007-02-10 08:12:13 · 6 answers · asked by Helen 1

I hear that the surface of the sun is 10,000 degrees,i have read that the explosion from a asteroid impact is 700 times hotter then the surface of the sun,i just want to know,what is the temperature of that asteroid explosion,and do it have the power to vaporizes anything by and far from the impact explosion.

2007-02-10 08:09:03 · 4 answers · asked by carlos sims 2

The moon has an angular diameter of 0.5 degrees. What is the moon's angular diameter in minutes of arc?
a) 0.5
b) 30
c) 50
d) 1800
e) 60.5

2007-02-10 08:05:48 · 2 answers · asked by Helen 1

2007-02-10 08:04:17 · 2 answers · asked by David D 2

2007-02-10 07:58:15 · 9 answers · asked by Patricia S 1

is there anything in our galaxy that happens to be about 5.3 times the mass of pluto?

2007-02-10 07:52:05 · 5 answers · asked by coolchess123 3

1. Sending humans to Mars?

or

2. Building a giant space mirror between the earth and sun that will reflect 1% of the sun's radiation and mitigate global warming?

Note: Both of these mega-projects have recently been proposed by policy makers. Both are estimated to cost in the region of 1000 billion dollars.

2007-02-10 07:47:04 · 7 answers · asked by bergab_hase 3

There are two reasons why Neptune orbits the Sun more rapidly than does the object in Kuiper. Explain Why.

2007-02-10 07:45:55 · 2 answers · asked by Lilith_Angel 2

2007-02-10 07:37:56 · 18 answers · asked by DreamAswer 1

2007-02-10 07:37:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 07:37:50 · 1 answers · asked by arnela787@sbcglobal.net 1

Is the Quran credible?
Besides religious guidance, the Quran contains hundreds of verses that speak of the universe, its components and phenomena such as the Earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, mountains, wind, running water, plants, embryological animals, and the successive stages of development of the human being. More than 1,000 verses relating to cosmic facts or cosmic phenomena can be counted in the Quran. During the early days of the Quran, scientific knowledge of the universe was limited and it was not easy to elaborate on the verses relating to the universe or its phenomena except within the limitations of the time. However, we now know about the laws of the universe much more than before and that is why reviewing the 1,000 or more verses relating to the cosmos, man and his surroundings can be one of the most obvious miraculous aspects of the Quran. This is because of the precedence of the Quran, which was revealed more than 14 Centuries ago, with many of the scientific facts, at a time when people had no knowledge whatsoever of such facts. The Quran has addressed so many of these facts in a language that is more precise, accurate and concise than scientists have ever been able to do. Nothing in the Quran contradicts any established scientific facts. These cannot be all covered in a short article and hence I have chosen only five verses that can testify to the miraculous nature of the Quran from a scientific point of view:

1) The creation of the universe is explained by astrophysicists in a widely accepted phenomenon, popularly known as the “Big Bang.” It is supported by observational and experimental data gathered by astronomers and astrophysicists for decades. According to the “Big Bang,” the whole universe was initially one big mass (Primary Nebula). Then there was a “Big Bang” (Secondary Separation), which resulted in the formation of Galaxies. These then divided to form stars, planets, the sun, the moon, etc. The origin of the universe was unique and the probability of it occurring by “chance” is zero. The Quran contains the following verse, regarding the origin of the universe:

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were (once) a joined entity, then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? (Quran, 21:30)

The striking congruence between the Quranic verse and the “Big Bang” is inescapable! How could a book, which first appeared in the deserts of Arabia 1400 years ago, contain this profound scientific truth?

2) In 1925 an American astronomer by the name of Edwin Hubble provided observational evidence that all galaxies are receding from one another, which implies that the universe is expanding. The expansion of the universe is now an established scientific fact. This is what the Quran says regarding the formation of the universe:

And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander. (Quran, 51:47)

Stephen Hawking, in his book A Brief History of Time, says: “The discovery that the universe is expanding is one of the great intellectual revolutions of the 20th century.” The Quran mentioned the expansion of the universe before man even learnt to build a telescope!

3) Scientists say that before the galaxies in the universe were formed, celestial matter was initially in the form of gaseous matter. In short, huge gaseous matter or clouds were present before the formation of the galaxies. To describe initial celestial matter, the word “smoke” is more appropriate than gas. The following Quranic verse refers to this state of the universe by the word dukhan which means smoke:

Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke... (Quran, 41:11)

Again, this fact is a corollary to the “Big Bang” and was not known to mankind during the time of the Prophet Muhammad . What then, could have been the source of this knowledge?

4) It was thought that the sense of feeling and pain was only dependent on the brain. Recent discoveries prove that there are pain receptors present in the skin without which a person would not be able to feel pain. When a doctor examines a patient suffering from burn injuries, he verifies the degree of burns by a pinprick. If the patient feels pain, the doctor is happy, because it indicates that the burns are superficial and the pain receptors are intact. On the other hand if the patient does not feel any pain, it indicates that it is a deep burn and the pain receptors have been destroyed. The Quran gives an indication of the existence of pain receptors in the following verse:

Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses (i.e. signs, proofs) - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise. But those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. (Quran, 4:56-57)

Prof. Tagatat Tejasen, Chairman of the Dept. of Anatomy at Chiang Mai University in Thailand, had spent a great amount of time on research of pain receptors. Initially he could not believe that the Quran mentioned this scientific fact 1400 years ago. He later verified the translation of this particular Quranic verse. Prof. Tejasen was so impressed by the scientific accuracy of the Quranic verse, that at a medical Conference in 1985 he proclaimed in public the Shahadah (Islamic Declaration of Faith), i.e. he embraced Islam.

5) The source of iron (Fe); we read in the Quran:

Indeed, We have sent down iron in which there is great (military) might and benefits for the people. (Quran, 57:25)

It has recently been proven that all iron, not only in our planet but also in the entire solar system, was obtained from outer space. This is because the temperature of the sun cannot generate iron. The sun has a surface temperature of 6000 degrees Celsius and a central temperature of about 20 million degrees Celsius. There exists much hotter stars, which are known as novae, or super novae where temperatures can reach 100s of billions of degrees Celsius and it is in these stars that iron is formed. When the percentage of iron reaches a certain proportion of the mass of the star it explodes and these exploded-particles travel in space until they are captured by the gravitational fields of other heavenly bodies. This is how our solar system all obtained its iron and it is an established fact today that all the iron in our solar system was not generated or created within the system but has come to it from outer space.

One wonders why the Quran comments on matters like these, things that were not known to anyone at the time of revelation or even for centuries afterwards, unless Allah knows in His eternal knowledge that the time will come when man will then immediately realize that the Quran is the word of Allah and that Muhammad is His last messenger. Allah says in the Quran:

We shall show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. (Quran, 41:53)

Prof. Tejasen accepted Islam on the strength of just one scientific “sign” mentioned in the Quran. Some people may require ten signs while some may require hundred signs to be convinced about the Divine origin of the Quran. Some would be unwilling to accept the Truth even after being shown a thousand signs. The Quran condemns such a closed mentality: Deaf, dumb and blind- so they will not return [to the right path]. (Quran, 2:18). Also: The example of those who disbelieve is like that of the one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries [i.e. cattle or sheep] - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand. (Quran, 2:171). And: Then do they not reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon [their] hearts? (Quran, 47:24).

2007-02-10 07:32:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 07:29:18 · 3 answers · asked by Chritsy 3

please give the answer in multiple units

2007-02-10 07:08:11 · 5 answers · asked by coolchess123 3

yes it is theory of great explosion which held 200million year ago it is prove all question which are uptill come in our mind like "what is glaxy" "what is expnding universe"."what is doppler effect show in our universe" i have soloution of all these question thank for reading this article.

2007-02-10 07:07:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 06:42:20 · 5 answers · asked by chelsey c 1

2007-02-10 06:22:42 · 1 answers · asked by goring 6

2007-02-10 06:09:54 · 5 answers · asked by goring 6

2007-02-10 06:00:19 · 3 answers · asked by goring 6

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2007-02-10 05:59:42 · 6 answers · asked by bear 2