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What would happen a very massive asteroid hit the sun?

574 upvotes • Cjcp3

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Is constant light exposure beneficial to plants, or do they also require periods of low light?

574 upvotes • Ixthos

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Do specific nerves have a set purpose, or do all nerves simply act as a means of sending signals?

574 upvotes • sorrowrequiem

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Why isn't it possible to speed up the rate of radioactive decay?

573 upvotes • TurtleCracker

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Would a planet in the densest cluster in the milkyway similar to NGC 3603 ever experience night or would you have eternal daylight.

573 upvotes • Elephant_Bird

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Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science

573 upvotes • AutoModerator

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Does all life on earth originate from the same source? In other words, do humans and cabbages share a common ancestor?

573 upvotes • BeardSpock

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How are the alternating currents generated by different power stations synchronised before being fed into the grid?

572 upvotes • IWTHTFP

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AskScience AMA Series: We're the researchers who found that CBD can prevent SARS-CoV-2 replication, and that it has the potential to prevent COVID-19 in humans. Ask Us Anything!

572 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Why is the air in the atmosphere of earth not get sucked into the vacuum of space?

571 upvotes • DiffCyr

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What would happen a very massive asteroid hit the sun?	574	Cjcp3
Is constant light exposure beneficial to plants, or do they also require periods of low light?	574	Ixthos
Do specific nerves have a set purpose, or do all nerves simply act as a means of sending signals?	574	sorrowrequiem
Why isn't it possible to speed up the rate of radioactive decay?	573	TurtleCracker
Would a planet in the densest cluster in the milkyway similar to NGC 3603 ever experience night or would you have eternal daylight.	573	Elephant_Bird
Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science	573	AutoModerator
Does all life on earth originate from the same source? In other words, do humans and cabbages share a common ancestor?	573	BeardSpock
How are the alternating currents generated by different power stations synchronised before being fed into the grid?	572	IWTHTFP
AskScience AMA Series: We're the researchers who found that CBD can prevent SARS-CoV-2 replication, and that it has the potential to prevent COVID-19 in humans. Ask Us Anything!	572	AskScienceModerator
Why is the air in the atmosphere of earth not get sucked into the vacuum of space?	571	DiffCyr