Astronomy & Space - February 2007

If humans only live once and the moon is so amazing to look at, how come after all these years and after all the science it's not easier to go to the moon? i always fantasize it should be as easy as riding a bus. wouldn't that be great? where would u like to go for a buck twenty five?

2007-02-05 10:38:14 · 7 answers · asked by la virgen 2

2007-02-05 10:20:54 · 4 answers · asked by Paul W 2

2007-02-05 10:12:02 · 3 answers · asked by abuamin55 2

2007-02-05 10:05:51 · 8 answers · asked by maikellysummit 2

i have a questoin, how would global winds be different if earth didnt rotate?

2007-02-05 09:45:13 · 3 answers · asked by sarah 4

In 25yrs from now, a asteroid 60 miles wide will hit earth, how many people will survive, or can it be prevented

2007-02-05 08:49:01 · 20 answers · asked by truebrit 2

2007-02-05 08:43:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-05 08:18:24 · 2 answers · asked by steverdude52 1

seeing as they're the only ones who have bothered to go there and they have a flag up there somewhere, although apparently not visible with a telescope so theres no proof, but still do the yanks own the moon?

2007-02-05 08:15:57 · 34 answers · asked by wave 5

2007-02-05 08:04:09 · 5 answers · asked by alpinepepsi 1

Just curious if anyone out there owning the above scope has been able to resolve the cassini division to any success. I have been trying it but no success.

I have tried to use a 2X barlow with my 10mm and 25mm eye pieces but as theory dictates correctly with increasing manification through a barlow the image gets darkened and blurry.

I know apeture increase it the only practical way to increase possible seeing resolution but cannot fail to wonder if anyone out there has been able to see the division with skywatchers 130mm 650 focal. Perhaps due to atmospheric seeing or other factors I might be missin the ablity to resolve it.....

thanks

2007-02-05 07:36:20 · 4 answers · asked by planck12 1

I would really appreciate everyone's input on this, how they truly feel about it Basically why men and women are Sooooo different in some ways and exactly the same. Please feel free if you have the time to answer as throughly as you wish!

2007-02-05 07:32:21 · 13 answers · asked by maneene_goddess 2

We have all been taught that sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum, so there would be no sound in a place with no atmosphere, like the moon. On earth, our atmosphere or what we commonly call "air" is made up of a mixture of several gasses in specific proportions. Sound waves travel through air and we detect them through our sense of hearing.
If we were on another planet with an atmosphere, such as Mars or Jupiter, the gasses making up their atmospheres are very different from ours. Would sound pass through these alien atmospheres, and if so would the sound heard by a person be sensed as the same sound as caused by the identical event on earth?

2007-02-05 07:29:23 · 9 answers · asked by fg 2

2007-02-05 07:28:06 · 15 answers · asked by sky_firedragon93 1

She asked me this once and I replied "depends if you are in the northern or southern hemisphere." We have even spun a globe around to illustrate my answer but I cant seem to explain properly! Any thoughts?

2007-02-05 07:25:30 · 36 answers · asked by Simon 1

The volume and density of the water should not change, unless you lower the air pressure, and your density and mass didn't change, but the gravity is 1/6 that of earth. Will you only be 1/6 down in the water, as I said only getting your bum wet. Fish should be having a similar problem.

2007-02-05 07:15:20 · 3 answers · asked by bocasbeachbum 6

I know very little about astronomy, but I'm preparing a talk for a class that will involve Betelgeuse. Assume that we could cool Betelgeuse so that it wouldn't burn us up and "freeze" its size at its mean size and then place its closest "surface" 384,400 km from Earth directly "above" a viewing position (ignore other factors like gravity). If it was generating enough light to be clearly seen (rather than blackening the sky), how much of the sky would it fill?

I realize that at this distance its opposite "edge" would be far past the sun and most of the planets in our solar system.

I've seen comparisons of the size of a period (Earth) to a 20-story building (Betelgeuse), but I'm trying to think of some other ways of visualizing the size of these immense objects which are visible without a telescope.

Please feel free to mention other ways of getting our brains around how big these objects we're seeing actually are.

Thanks.

2007-02-05 07:07:32 · 3 answers · asked by Gary D 1

My internet pal asked me this .

Is it possible to see Uranus's moons,Neptune's Triton and Pluto's Charon?The only planets that I have saw is Mars and Jupiter(Without my telescope)when I was young(most probably).but nowadays I(13 years old) dont seen to be able to spot any planets anymore.I do not know how to use a star map and thus unable to spot any planets.Worse,at dawn and dusk,I cant even see Mercury or Venus!And not once have I saw I comet(except in pictures).What is the problem?Is it because of my location?(I live in Singapore)or is it the atmosphere or my eyes or satellites confusing me?

2007-02-05 07:05:59 · 3 answers · asked by Chef Dane 2

If time is measured differently in different frames, how can the Universe have only one age? how certain is the universe age as 13.8 billion years old.?

2007-02-05 06:51:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-05 06:48:26 · 13 answers · asked by sarah 1

It's time to partner up with someone who's just as original, inventive and daring as you are. Someone who's on your wavelength and is able to inspire you to reach new heights -- and push beyond old boundaries.

2007-02-05 06:33:31 · 6 answers · asked by Kandy 1

I was thinking that would be really cool ! To have a globe of Mars ! Does such a thing exist ? How much does it cost ? Where can I get it ? Hasn't the entire planet been photographed ? Then they should have one right ? Tell me,tell me, tell me !

2007-02-05 06:16:14 · 3 answers · asked by Count Acumen 5

2007-02-05 05:51:03 · 17 answers · asked by Torontonian 2

Can you actually take a bath on the moon, or someplace with a similar gravity? Would you just sit on the top of the water and only get your bum wet? Also, could fish swim or would they just flop around on top? Zero gravity in a sealed container, fish should swim, but how about in low gravity with earth level mass?

2007-02-05 05:46:28 · 9 answers · asked by bocasbeachbum 6

WOULD BE GOOD!

2007-02-05 05:33:40 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1

2007-02-05 05:19:50 · 4 answers · asked by Vlad P 1

2007-02-05 05:17:41 · 5 answers · asked by Gary D 1

Refracting, Reflecting or Radio

2007-02-05 04:26:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

if yes do you think these forms of life also have music? which is actually my main question Could alien music possibly exist?

2007-02-05 04:14:49 · 17 answers · asked by aphotic nostrum 4

Is it an asteroid? A stray black hole? Or will it just fall victim to the sun when it becomes a red giant?

2007-02-05 03:57:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous