Astronomy & Space - October 2007

When you see a picture of the planet Jupiter, you see bands of colour, the red spot etc. But if the planet outter is mainly gas, why hasn't the gas mixed completely and left the planet appearing as a single colour?

If I took several colours of paint and mixed them, you'll see colour swirles, but eventually I'll be left with one colour. Ok, Jupiter is a very large planet, but surely over millions of years the colours should have murged?

2007-10-22 05:43:03 · 5 answers · asked by IanQuigley 1

2007-10-22 05:41:43 · 1 answers · asked by Tearra W 1

1) How much higher/lower is the sun at noon on the summer solstice than on the equinox?
2) How much higher/lower is the sun at noon on the winter
solstice than on the equinox?
3) What's "Different" about Betelgeuse?

Thanks

2007-10-22 05:21:09 · 3 answers · asked by Grant 2

2007-10-22 05:20:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is the Hubble Space Telescope considered to give the best images in the visible when telescopes such as the Keck 10 m telescopes have almost five times larger mirrors?.

2007-10-22 05:01:37 · 10 answers · asked by Nazdaran 2

2007-10-22 04:50:33 · 11 answers · asked by Nazdaran 2

Let's say I built a time machine and travelled back in time to, lets say 10 years before I was born. I find my mother and kill her. Is this possible? I believe it isn't. That would mean she never gave birth to me. Therefore, how could I kill her? In fact, how could I exist at all to have built a time machine?

2007-10-22 04:40:19 · 12 answers · asked by Pink Panther 4

Which probably will never happen, but think with me for a second...

What would a clear night look like?

Would half of the sky be Saturn's ring just stretching for miles? It would be a beautiful sight if so. Possibly the most beautiful sight that I can imagine at least.

And also, Mars... When we do put humans there... Does anyone know if there are plans to set up a telescope there? Would it be possible to get a clearer view of Pluto, and possibly even discover other celestial bodies that we cannot see from Earth?

2007-10-22 04:40:12 · 6 answers · asked by Mark 1

a. being significantly closer to the stars.

b. having a baseline less than 2 AU.

c. having a baseline greater than 2AU.

d. having an orbital period less than one Earth year.

2007-10-22 04:20:58 · 4 answers · asked by Jacquisha R 1

just wondering..... what if they took motion sickness pills before training or take off?

2007-10-22 03:20:13 · 8 answers · asked by Ms Medieval 7

2007-10-22 02:30:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Kennedy announced we were going to the moon in the 60s and we took 8 years to do it. Bush announced in 2004 that we'd be back to the moon by 2020. Why does it take so long? Russians and Chinese have announced they will do it by 2025.

So the question is WHY DOES WE TAKE SO LONG to go back??

2007-10-22 01:18:19 · 13 answers · asked by Rodger V 1

2007-10-21 23:55:48 · 7 answers · asked by choc 1

I know Pluto has been declasified to a dwarf planet.
But in schools I see they are still teaching nine plants in the solar system plus planet "X".

Whats the story, the name of plant "X" and what should we be teaching in our schools on ths subject.?

Thank you for your input

2007-10-21 21:26:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 21:21:08 · 5 answers · asked by lil1 2

i was just wondering if only MOTHER EARTH was as big as say jupiter!!!
which country occupied how much area???

2007-10-21 20:37:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 20:33:58 · 5 answers · asked by aryan e 1

Why is it useful?

2007-10-21 20:30:39 · 4 answers · asked by Tland 3

What are we doing on this Planet, and why it is going around and around and around...???

2007-10-21 20:17:13 · 12 answers · asked by ALEXANDER 2

2007-10-21 18:56:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just wont to know-1 word answer(yes or no)with an explaination!!!!!
i hate people who say "maybe.its ur opinion"

2007-10-21 18:40:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you picture an alien?

2007-10-21 18:39:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 18:28:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there some kind of reaction we can create so oxygen is always being created without us always monitoring it?

Mars seems like the only other planet humans can inhabit. The atmosphere is stable and isn't rough like other planets in our Solar system.

2007-10-21 18:11:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 17:47:17 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3

This is fo my homework. I found out that it's either the hubble telescope or the hubble law. Thank you so much.

2007-10-21 17:19:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

thanks!

2007-10-21 17:15:15 · 9 answers · asked by hellllloooooooo 1

2007-10-21 17:07:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 16:29:42 · 4 answers · asked by editing whiz 2

Given latitude and the time of year, how do you calculate day length? Am I right in understanding that day length changes fastest around the equinoxes and slowest around the solstices, so linear regression is not possible.

2007-10-21 16:25:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous