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[Astronomy] A lot of movies/books use the idea of a planetary alignment as some harbinger of doom. Would a theoretical situation where all planets in a system were, even briefly, in a perfect line have any demonstrable effects?

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[Planetary Sciences] Can diamonds be successfully melted into a liquid/molten state? And if so, when they cool, will they remain diamonds or become another form of carbon?

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[Astronomy] Does the singularity of a black hole have a measurable size/area?

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[Astronomy] It's been established the solar system is generally considered to be on one plane - is the Milky Way, and by extension the Universe, the same? What is above or below the "plane" most bodies rotate on?

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We eat/drink a lot of acidic things fairly easily (soda, most juices, tomato sauce products, etc). Why don't we eat/drink any (or at least very many) basic things?

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How do things like “doom scrolling” and “outrage addiction” work? Why are we drawn to things that make us upset?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[Astronomy] A lot of movies/books use the idea of a planetary alignment as some harbinger of doom. Would a theoretical situation where all planets in a system were, even briefly, in a perfect line have any demonstrable effects?	5
[Planetary Sciences] Can diamonds be successfully melted into a liquid/molten state? And if so, when they cool, will they remain diamonds or become another form of carbon?	2
[Astronomy] Does the singularity of a black hole have a measurable size/area?	1
[Astronomy] It's been established the solar system is generally considered to be on one plane - is the Milky Way, and by extension the Universe, the same? What is above or below the "plane" most bodies rotate on?	1
We eat/drink a lot of acidic things fairly easily (soda, most juices, tomato sauce products, etc). Why don't we eat/drink any (or at least very many) basic things?	1
How do things like “doom scrolling” and “outrage addiction” work? Why are we drawn to things that make us upset?	1