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Science Question of the Week

 

This concludes the Science Question of the Week for the 2004 - 2005 school year. Don't forget to join us here in early September for another year of exciting earth and space science questions and answers!

  1. What happens when neutron stars meet? (27 May 2005)

  2. What are Testudo, Frederici Honores, Sceptrum Brandenburgicum, and Officina Typographica? (20 May 2005)

  3. What do black holes (which are very small) and galaxies (which are very large) have to do with each other? (13 May 2005)

  4. We hear a lot about meteorites from Mars. How do we know they come from Mars? And how do they get to Earth? (06 May 2005)

  5. Which of the following are connected in some way: "tax day," the Ides of March, the Vernal Equinox, opening day in baseball, Earth Day, Passover, and Easter? (15 April 2005)

  6. At least 130 of these are known, but only 9 are found in our own Solar System. Recently, light from two of these outside our Solar System has been detected by the Spitzer Space Telescope. What are they? (08 April 2005)

  7. Is the rotation speed of the Earth slowing down? (18 March 2005)

  8. When is a star born? (11 March 2005)

  9. Flying across the county, what are some phenomena you're more likely to observe than when travelling by train or car? (04 March 2005)

  10. The names of most space missions are either acronyms (like MESSENGER) or recognition of famous scientists (like Hubble and Cassini). One recent NASA mission, however, is named for a bird. What mission is that, and why was that name picked? (25 February 2005)

  11. How do underwater volcanoes affect marine life? (18 February 2005)

  12. Is there a web site where I can zoom-in on any spot on the Earth and see what it looks like? (11 February 2005)

  13. How far away is the nearest dark matter? (04 February 2005)

  14. What is the most isolated place on Earth -- greatest distance to the nearest permanently inhabited location? (28 January 2005)

  15. Something out there in our Galaxy is blinking 45 times per second and is also blinking about once every three seconds. What is it, and why are astronomers so excited about this discovery? (21 January 2005)

  16. Could a tsunami like the one that has just devastated the countries around the Indian Ocean hit the eastern United States? (14 January 2005)

  17. What are these strange looking objects? (17 December 2004)

  18. What is the biggest star? (10 December 2004)

  19. If you were having breakfast on Mars, would you like some Martian blueberries on your cereal? (03 December 2004)

  20. Is anti-gravity possible? (19 November 2004)

  21. From moons to planets to suns to solar systems to galaxies, what are the largest objects in the universe? (12 November 2004)

  22. What would happen to you if you stepped into space without a spacesuit? (05 November 2004)

  23. There will be a total lunar eclipse on the night of October 27, which will be visible across much of North America. Do lunar eclipses have an effect on phenomenon such as tides, avalanches and earthquakes -- how about temperature? (29 October 2004)

  24. If you go out on a dark night and hold a pencil at arm's length with the point up, how many galaxies are likely to be hidden behind the tip of that pencil, and how do we know this answer? (22 October 2004)

  25. Do scientists think we are the only intelligent beings in the universe? With billions of stars and billions of galaxies, this is hard to believe. (15 October 2004)

  26. Is animatter science fact or fiction? (08 October 2004)

  27. What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning? (01 October 2004)

  28. Why do hurricanes seem so muscle bound this year, and why has poor Florida been in the bulls eye so often? (24 September 2004)

  29. What was the bet about black holes that Stephen Hawking conceded this Summer? (17 Sep 2004)

  30. Scientists at GSFC and elsewhere say they can measure distances between continents by space geodesy with a precision of a couple of centimeters. If this is so, have they proven and measured continental drift? (10 Sep 2004)

 

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