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Posted 18 May 2008 - 01:16 PM
Asteroid.. also called Planetoids or minor planets.. i'm sure it is!
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 01:28 PM
correct kulengaz..[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]Lelouch Vi Britannia---97swankman---47Genevance---31Channel28---30Bob Sanders---26tsigma6---14TyphoonMaster---13LookOverThereADistraction---10egeron122---9Skysplitter---8RzmmDX---6Cursed_Light---5kulengaz---5Ody---4ANVILZ---41girlpokemonmaster---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2Sosica---2thiefofpi---1zlipus---1[Q146=1pt]What are planetesimals?
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:07 PM
Planetesimals are solid objects thought to exist in protoplanetary disks and in debris disks.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:20 PM
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:28 PM
nebulaar hypothesis is a large, diffuse, slowly rotating cloud of "dust and gas" that begins to contract due to gravitational forces
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:13 PM
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:32 PM
The Local Bubble is a cavity in the interstellar medium (ISM) of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way.. )ISM is the gas and dust; a matter that exist bet. the star and galaxy..)
Edited by kulengaz, 18 May 2008 - 03:32 PM.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 04:11 PM
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 07:11 PM
It's a spiral arm of the milky way galaxy
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 02:52 AM
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 03:03 AM
The Triangulum galaxy is also sometimes referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 12:54 PM
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 01:12 PM
Metallicity is a measure of the amount of metals (as astronomers define metals) in an object of study.. (xnxa n tnatmad aq eh)
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 03:00 PM
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 03:09 PM
Physical cosmology(as a branch of astronomy) is the study of the large-scale structure of the universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its formation and evolution..
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 05:37 PM
a terrestrial planet :Dwow i think i was on the wrong page, my apoligies
Edited by maffiej, 19 May 2008 - 05:38 PM.
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 11:03 PM
The Big Dipper, obviously
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 03:47 AM
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 04:17 AM
it is an extremely bright and distant active galactic nucleus
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 04:58 AM
Hubble's law is a statement in physical cosmology which states that the redshift in light coming from distant galaxies is proportional to their distance.. it was formulated by Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason..
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 01:55 PM
It is an array of telescopes or mirror segments acting together to probe structures with higher resolution
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