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What is the data transfer rate of the Mars Curiosity Rover?

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Iron is determined to be the most stable element. If radiation causes atom to decay toward Iron and light elements fuse to be more Iron like, are we destined for a Universe entirely made of Iron atoms?

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If Black Holes have supposedly infinite density and gravity has infinite range why is the entire universe not pulled into it?

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If Iron cannot be fused into heavier elements by a stars natural fusion process, how can a supernova explosion cause the creation of the heavier elements?

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How does the energy produced from Nuclear fusion not violate the first law of thermodynamics?

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At what point in Evolution did sex become a requirement for passing on genes?

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At Chernobyl one of the Mi-8 helicopters dumping sand into the reactor hit a crane cable and crashed. Could this conceivably been due to disorientation due to radiation exposure or just general pilot error? Or even mechanical issues due to radiation?

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If Pi is suspected to contain every unique combination of numbers, does that mean that Pi also contains another copy of itself?

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When two atoms fused and release energy can this energy be recaptured to form matter again?

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The popular view of a proto-star starting nuclear fusion for the first time shows a shockwave moving through the solar acretion disc. Is this what actually happens? How can there be a shockwave in the vacuum of space?

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What is the data transfer rate of the Mars Curiosity Rover?	1532
Iron is determined to be the most stable element. If radiation causes atom to decay toward Iron and light elements fuse to be more Iron like, are we destined for a Universe entirely made of Iron atoms?	88
If Black Holes have supposedly infinite density and gravity has infinite range why is the entire universe not pulled into it?	8
If Iron cannot be fused into heavier elements by a stars natural fusion process, how can a supernova explosion cause the creation of the heavier elements?	7
How does the energy produced from Nuclear fusion not violate the first law of thermodynamics?	3
At what point in Evolution did sex become a requirement for passing on genes?	1
At Chernobyl one of the Mi-8 helicopters dumping sand into the reactor hit a crane cable and crashed. Could this conceivably been due to disorientation due to radiation exposure or just general pilot error? Or even mechanical issues due to radiation?	1
If Pi is suspected to contain every unique combination of numbers, does that mean that Pi also contains another copy of itself?	1
When two atoms fused and release energy can this energy be recaptured to form matter again?	1
The popular view of a proto-star starting nuclear fusion for the first time shows a shockwave moving through the solar acretion disc. Is this what actually happens? How can there be a shockwave in the vacuum of space?	1