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Why Is the Sky Blue?
In this 'Ask an Astronomer' episode, Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth fills us in on what the color of the sky has to do with finding life on distant planets.
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12.22.08 Why Is the Sky Blue?In this 'Ask an Astronomer' episode, Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth fills us in on what the color of the sky has to do with f... |
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05.08.08 Can a Planet Have Two Suns?Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth addresses a famous science fiction scenario in this 'Ask an Astronomer' video. |
04.10.08 Can a Galaxy Die?Dr. Varoujan Gorjian gives us the answer to this 'Ask an Astronomer' question. |
03.13.08 Why Aren't There Any Green Stars?Dr. Michelle Thaller answers this question for 'Ask an Astronomer.' |
02.13.08 How Do You Discover an Asteroid?Dr. Bidushi Bhattacharya helps us understand how astronomers find these tiny space rocks. |
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09.14.07 What Happens When Galaxies Collide?Dr. Varoujan Gorjian takes us inside galactic collisions in this 'Ask an Astronomer' video. |
07.27.07 What Is the Nearest Galaxy to the Milky Way?Dr. Michelle Thaller explains that the answer isn't as simple as you might think! |
02.12.07 Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Any More?Dr. Robert Hurt explains why Pluto got... well... plutoed. |
08.24.06 How Can We See a Black Hole?If no light escapes from a black hole, how can we detect them? 'Ask an Astronomer' explains. |
05.24.06 What Is a Redshift?'Ask an Astronomer' uses an astronomer, a flying saucer, and a cow to help explain this difficult astronomical concep... |
12.09.05 Do the Stars Really Move?The answer to this 'Ask an Astronomer' question may surprise you! |
10.25.05 Why Do We See Spiral Arms in Some Galaxies?'Ask an Astronomer' explains the morphology of one of the most common types of galaxy. |
10.14.05 What Is a Brown Dwarf?'Ask an Astronomer' explains one of the strangest objects in outer space. |
