What Are Good Astronomy Questions?

• How far away are the stars?
• Will we ever travel to the stars?
• Why are some stars bright and others dim?
• Why do stars only come out at night?
• What are constellations?
• Why do the stars twinkle?

What are some questions astronomers try to answer?

• What is Dark Matter? …
• What is Dark Energy? …
• What Came Before the Big Bang? …
• What’s Inside a Black Hole? …
• Are We Alone?

What are some space Questions?

• Can a star turn into a planet?
• Can gravity form waves?
• Does every black hole contain a singularity?
• Does sound travel faster in space?
• Does the influence of gravity extend out forever?
• Galaxies look stationary, so why do scientists say that they rotate?
• Have aliens ever visited earth?

What are good questions about stars?

• What is a star?
• How far away is the closest star?
• Why do stars seem to twinkle?
• How many stars are visible in the night sky?
• How many stars are there in the universe?
• What is the brightest star in the sky?
• How long do stars live?
• How do stars die?

What are some good questions about planets?

• Q: How many planets are there in the Solar System? …
• Q: What planet is closest to the sun? …
• Q: What is the second planet from the sun? …
• Q: What is the third planet from the sun? …
• Q: What is the fourth planet from the sun? …
• Q: What is the fifth planet from the sun? …
• Q: What is the seventh planet from the sun?

What is the biggest question in the world?

• The Big Questions: What is reality? …
• The Big Questions: What is life? …
• The Big Questions: Do we have free will? …
• The Big Questions: Is the universe deterministic? …
• The Big Questions: What is consciousness? …
• The Big Questions: Will we ever have a theory of everything?

What keeps space empty?

A point in outer space is filled with

gas, dust

, a wind of charged particles from the stars, light from stars, cosmic rays, radiation left over from the Big Bang, gravity, electric and magnetic fields, and neutrinos from nuclear reactions. …

How do I ask a question to the universe?

Ask questions like: “

Where can I find you?

” Or “Why have you hurt me?” And “What is the lesson you want me to learn?” Take some deep breaths between each answer and see what comes up. This, in theory, is the universe talking through you.

What is the biggest star?

The cosmos is full of objects that defy expectations. Although it’s difficult to pin down the exact traits of any given star, based on what we know, the largest star is

UY Scuti

, which is some 1,700 times as wide as the Sun.

How are galaxies named?

There is no universal naming convention

for galaxies, as they are mostly catalogued before it is established whether the object is or isn’t a galaxy. Mostly they are identified by their celestial coordinates together with the name of the observing project (HUDF, SDSS, 3C, CFHQS, NGC/IC, etc.)

Why do stars twinkle?

As light from a star races through our atmosphere, it bounces and bumps through the different layers, bending the light before you see it. Since the hot and cold layers of air keep moving,

the bending of the light changes too

, which causes the star’s appearance to wobble or twinkle.

How far away is the closest star?

Alpha Centauri: Closest Star to Earth. The closest star to Earth are three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. The two main stars are Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, which form a binary pair. They are an average of

4.3 light-years from Earth

.

Can a star turn into a planet?

yes

! A star can turn into a planet, but this is true only for a specific category of stars called brown dwarfs.

What are planets question answer?

Which planet has most moons?

Which planet is known as morning or evening star?

Mercury

Facts

Mercury may be seen as an evening “star” near where the sun has set, or as a morning “star” near where the sun will rise. The ancient Greeks called the evening star Hermes and the morning star Apollo, believing them to be different objects. The planet is named for Mercury, the Roman messenger of the gods.