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Space Exploration

Why aren’t the stars visible in pictures of astronauts on spacewalks?

We answer the question of why the stars are hidden in pictures taken from space

Solar System

What did the Sun look like when it was born?

The Sun is 4.6 billion years old, but what did it look like in its early years?

Astronomy

Do the Southern Hemisphere constellations move into the Northern Hemisphere?

The shift between the two hemispheres caused by a wobble on the Earth

Deep Space

Why is the space between galaxies black?

With their billions of stars, why don’t these giant structures light up the entirety of space?

Deep Space

If you threw a piece of food into space, would it freeze?

Find out why there are no take-aways in space

Solar System

What would happen if all of the gas planets’ atmospheres were stripped away?

Not only would it have problems for the planets themselves, but the Solar System in general would be in trouble

Solar System

Is the Moon drifting away from Earth?

We find out if we’re likely to lose our Moon one day

Space Exploration

Why have we sent a mission to asteroid Bennu?

Why have scientists and engineers invested so much time, effort and money into a mission to a nearby asteroid?

Space Exploration

Do spacecraft slow down when they leave Earth’s atmosphere?

Find out what happens when a spacecraft manages to break through the atmosphere

Deep Space

Is there a common type of galaxy in the universe?

What could it be? Spiral? Elliptical? Lenticular? Or is there an outsider galaxy that is more common?

Space Exploration

If you ran faster than the speed of light, would you cast a shadow?

In this hypothetic question, what happens to your shadow when sprinting at inhuman speeds?

Astronomy

How big is the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in Chile?

How does the future optical/near-infrared telescope match up against the world’s grandest sights

Astronomy

If you put all of the stars in the night sky together, how bright would Earth’s sky be?

What would happen if a wave of a magic wand put all the stars together in the night sky?

Space Exploration

What would happen if an astronaut’s tether broke on a spacewalk?

Spacewalks can be dangerous for a number of reasons, but find out what would happen if one of the reasons came true

Solar System

What would happen if all of the gas planets’ atmospheres were stripped away?

It would take something special, but the consequences would change the Solar System as we know it

Astronomy

How often does space rock hit the Earth’s atmosphere?

Space rock could be making its way through the Earth’s atmosphere more than we realise

Solar System

How close would the Moon need to get to Earth until it was pulled apart?

If the Moon was to make an approach to Earth, at what point would its material begin to be stripped?

Space Exploration

What can studying the ice giants tell us?

What can the farthest planets in the Solar System, Uranus and Neptune, tell astronomers?

Solar System

Is the Sun pulling the planets closer to it?

Could the planets in our Solar System be getting closer and closer to the Sun?

Deep Space

Can black holes make exotic materials?

Could black holes be a factory for unusual material at their hearts?

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