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If you stood on an asteroid in the asteroid belt, could you see any other asteroids with the naked eye?

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Besides energy consumption, is there a reason why spacecraft don't land vertically like old science fiction?

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How is a VASIMR engine different than a normal Ion Thruster engine?

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Do planets and stars get red on the horizon, like sunsets?

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Why does the surface between air and water look like a physical object, but the air and water themselves do not?

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Why do light bulbs give off a high pitched buzz?

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How to photons have momentum?

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Is pregnancy in sharks and mammals the result of convergent evolution?

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Can thick lead block galactic cosmic rays enough to survive extended spaceflight? Can anything we have now?

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Here's a question I haven't seen asked or answered: Why ISN'T Andromeda brighter? If it's so big in our sky, it must not be that far away. There are many galaxies further away that are about as visible as Andromeda, so is Andromeda just a remarkably dim galaxy?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If you stood on an asteroid in the asteroid belt, could you see any other asteroids with the naked eye?	6
Besides energy consumption, is there a reason why spacecraft don't land vertically like old science fiction?	4
How is a VASIMR engine different than a normal Ion Thruster engine?	4
Do planets and stars get red on the horizon, like sunsets?	2
Why does the surface between air and water look like a physical object, but the air and water themselves do not?	1
Why do light bulbs give off a high pitched buzz?	1
How to photons have momentum?	1
Is pregnancy in sharks and mammals the result of convergent evolution?	1
Can thick lead block galactic cosmic rays enough to survive extended spaceflight? Can anything we have now?	1
Here's a question I haven't seen asked or answered: Why ISN'T Andromeda brighter? If it's so big in our sky, it must not be that far away. There are many galaxies further away that are about as visible as Andromeda, so is Andromeda just a remarkably dim galaxy?	1