Science If we lived on a planet circling a star about to go supernova, would we know it was going to happen?
Science When will search programs find more than 90 percent of near-Earth objects? What scopes monitor skies in the Southern Hemisphere? Who funds the searches?
Stars I’m fascinated by Wolf-Rayet stars and want to know more about them. Are some of them observable with a small (4-inch) telescope?
Science I am obsessed with astronomy and soon will enter college. What are the best areas of study for a career in astronomy?
Science I recently read about the high wind speeds on Saturn and the other gas-giant planets. What is wind speed on a gas giant measured relative to?
Science What is the source of the term “right ascension”? Why is it right ascension and not simply ascension, as with declination?
Science, Solar System Do the giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus – have solid cores? If so, what are they made of?
Science How can CCD images just a few minutes long be combined into one photo that shows details not visible in the originals?
