What’s Between the Stars? (Ask an Astronomer)
May 9, 2010 – 9:32 pm
Dr. Michelle Thaller explains how there can be an interstellar medium in a vacuum.
Posts tagged with: stars
Carl Sagan “100 Billion Galaxies each W/100 Billion Stars”
May 4, 2010 – 12:15 pm
“There are in fact 100 billion galaxies, each of which contain something like a 100 billion stars. Think of how many stars, and planets, and kinds of life there may be in this vast and awesome universe.” “We find that we live on an insignificant planet, of a humdrum star, lost in a galaxy, tucked [...]
How do Astronomers discover planets orbiting around other stars?
May 4, 2010 – 1:13 am
Q& A : Physics
Gathering Stars In The Night Sky
May 3, 2010 – 10:13 pm
ATTENTION: I will no longer be replying to comments/messages often, or sending sheet music. AND: my Xanga now has all of my sheet music links on it: www.xanga.com/Christian_Youtuber This song is called “Gathering Stars In The Night Sky”. It’s composed by Yasunori Mitsuda for Xenogears. Sheet music can be found right here: mywebpages.comcast.net
The Distances To Stars
May 3, 2010 – 3:14 pm
Most of us remember the first stanza of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are!Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky!
But, how high above the world are the stars?
The nearest star to Earth is the sun, which is an average of approximately 92,955,807 miles (149,597,870 kilometers) [...]
how come the night sky is dark when their are millions of stars to illuminate it?
May 3, 2010 – 1:14 pm
Q& A : if one star(our own sun) can cause daylight then surely millions of stars should be able to illuminate the nightsky
Part 1 Reaching for the Stars Space Exploration – BBC Exploration
May 3, 2010 – 5:16 am
Explorations this time tells the story of our place in space. At the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, scientists are engaged in one of the most important quests of modern astronomy. They’re scanning the universe for new planets. Planets that might support life now or in the future. Planets that might be like earth. Our desire [...]
The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology Media Update
May 2, 2010 – 11:12 pm
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The Cygnus Enigma – Was Newgrange inspired by the stars? Part 2
May 2, 2010 – 9:12 pm
The Cygnus Enigma examines the link between the archaeological treasurehouse that is Newgrange, the myths which relate to that eminent place, and other interesting factors which together form a fascinating ancient mystery. It is revealed for the first time how the various elements of the Cygnus story formed an astronomical masterplan in ancient times, and [...]
Ok stars explode and turn into black holes or dwarfs and sometimes spawn new stars?
May 2, 2010 – 12:13 pm
Q& A : Eventually as the universe ages there will be lots of black holes and not may stars left and the creation process seems to stop/ run out
What do you think is the “purpose” of all the black holes that will be left are they important for the big crush? to start the big [...]