Ask the Astronomer

Conducted by Dr. Sten Odenwald

Questions received so far:

3001

Do you have a question about astronomy and space science? You've come to the right place. At this site I have an archive of 3001 questions that visitors have sent me since August 1995. Have a look through this archive to see if I have already answered your question.

As of April 2000, I have begun the process of updating many of the answers, including the addition of color images where appropriate. Have a look at my progress by viewing the files labeled with the flag.

I am continuing to answer some questions at a new site which I have developed for the NASA IMAGE Satellite Project at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The site where you will find your new questions is the Ask the Space Scientist area. Please put the words 'Astronomy Cafe' in the subject field of your email.


Oops! I sure got these answers wrong!

Questions about the May 5, 2000 Grand Conjunction!

Questions about Hale Bopp!

Top 25 questions from the first 2200 received.

The 25 least popular questions.

Other web sites that answer questions.


Click on the table entry below to bring up the list of questions under that topic that have been answered so far.

The Moon

 

Links to Question Archives

 

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Lunar Phases

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Blue Moon

 

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Tides

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Eclipses

 

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Miscellaneous

 

 

The Solar System

 

 

 

 

 

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The Sun

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General Questions

 

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Planets Around Other Stars

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Planet X

 

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Mercury

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Venus

 

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Earth

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Mars

 

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Jupiter/Europa

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Saturn

 

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Uranus/Neptune/Pluto

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Meteors/Comets/Asteroids

The Cosmos

 

 

 

 

 

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Stars - General

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Stars - Specific

 

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Galaxies

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Black Holes etc.

 

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Big Bang Cosmology

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Origin of Universe

Everything Else!

 

 

 

 

 

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Space Travel

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Satellites

 

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Software/WWW

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Astronomy Career

 

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Space Physics

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Relativity

 

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Strange Sightings!

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Telescopes

 

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Science Fair Projects

 

 

 

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Odds 'n Ends

 

 


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