Planetary Science Planetary Science 499 Questions Ask question Search Order By: ActiveClear Filter 2 Ans why does the sun make people feel better? 308 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 23 Ans How does wind spin those giant turbines? It seems like even high-speed winds wouldn’t move it very quickly with how heavy the turbine blades must be. 1.25K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 7 Ans We know that some solar systems in the Universe have planets within them known as the “Goldilocks Zone”, just like Earth. How is it the same technology used to discover these planets is not able to detect if life, especially the intelligent type, also inhabits them? 521 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 8 Ans Why do rockets have to hit the atmosphere at an angle on reentry to not burn up? 568 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 1 Ans Why do most clouds rise and remain at a specific level in the sky? 240 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 12 Ans Is there a reason why we have four “rock” planets lined up followed by four “gas” planets in a row, or is it merely coincidence? 814 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans How did nuclear elements form and why are they so powerful? 394 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 2 Ans Eli5: The 5 extinctions 299 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 39 Ans why when the international space station is only 250miles away does it take at least 4 hours to get there? 1.72K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 9 Ans How, at 93 million miles away, does the sun feel so warm, yet when a simple cloud passes over it the warmth is incredibly dampened? 591 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 4 Ans Why is the weather forecast still so hit and miss? 349 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans The earths magnetic field. 393 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 3 Ans It seems like millions of years ago there were lots of really active volcanos. Why is that no longer the case? 319 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 2 Ans Why lightning occurs in an instant, but the resulting thunder rolls and rolls and lasts a while 271 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans Eli5: Panama canal and water locks 444 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 9 Ans Are the exact measurements known of how big a meteor needs to be to breach the atmosphere and land on Earth versus burn up in it and disappear? 689 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 3 Ans How does light pollution work? 366 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 3 Ans How can we see lightning in detail when the average bolt only lasts for about 30 microseconds? 331 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 7 Ans Space Speed 580 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans why does the night sky not look like a long exposure camera shot if the earth is spinning and the light from distant stars takes so long to get here? 416 viewsOtherPlanetary Science « Previous 1 2 … 17 18 19 20 21 … 24 25 Next » Question and answer is powered by anspress.net
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