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What would Earth's climate be like if its axis was tilted horizontally like that of Uranus?

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Why is it that the Cassini probe is being crashed into Saturn to avoid possible biological contamination, while Huygens was landed on its surface without concern?

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Did NASA scientists really only expect Opportunity to last 90 days or was that just a lowest estimate, given that it actually lasted 50x longer?

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What would happen if one were to accelerate a pair solar-mass stars to velocities approaching the speed of light, direct them towards each other, and smash them together?

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Why can we determine a light source with only one telescope, but need several detectors to determine a source of gravitational waves?

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Given that both the global sea level and the top of mount Everest are rising, will Everest's actual height above sea level increase or decrease over the next century or more?

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What would happen if some kind of submarine were to break the sound barrier underwater?

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Why would the tether of a space elevator have a significant tension in it if the elevator is by definition in equilibrium between gravity and the angular momentum of its orbit?

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How do rockets work in zero-G?

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Given that Saturn's moon Titan has oceans of methane and other hydrocarbons, would they be "salty" like the oceans on earth?

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What would Earth's climate be like if its axis was tilted horizontally like that of Uranus?	1
Why is it that the Cassini probe is being crashed into Saturn to avoid possible biological contamination, while Huygens was landed on its surface without concern?	1
Did NASA scientists really only expect Opportunity to last 90 days or was that just a lowest estimate, given that it actually lasted 50x longer?	1
What would happen if one were to accelerate a pair solar-mass stars to velocities approaching the speed of light, direct them towards each other, and smash them together?	1
Why can we determine a light source with only one telescope, but need several detectors to determine a source of gravitational waves?	1
Given that both the global sea level and the top of mount Everest are rising, will Everest's actual height above sea level increase or decrease over the next century or more?	1
What would happen if some kind of submarine were to break the sound barrier underwater?	1
Why would the tether of a space elevator have a significant tension in it if the elevator is by definition in equilibrium between gravity and the angular momentum of its orbit?	1
How do rockets work in zero-G?	1
Given that Saturn's moon Titan has oceans of methane and other hydrocarbons, would they be "salty" like the oceans on earth?	1