Space & Astronomy
Exploring "Why" questions about Space & Astronomy
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Why do many flags have a star or multiple stars on them? Do these stars all represent something similar?
The ones I know from my head: On the USA flag they stand for each state. On the Australian flag you have the Southern Cross constellation and the federation star. The New Zealand flag also has the Sou
Why are spaceships always portrayed flying on the same axis?
Star Trek has some battle scenes that has craft all on differing headings and axes. I think the Battle of Wolf 359, vs the Borg was a good example. But I agree.
Why can’t we observe the whole universe?
The rest of it is so far away that the light from it hasn't reached us yet, so we have no way to see it.
Why do new cars not have small solar panels built in standard to keep the battery charged?
There's not really an engineering need for it on non-electric cars, and any car-sized solar panel would be far too small to provide a significant change for an electric car. There is a example of a hy
Why do humans tend to zone out after staring at a certain area after awhile , reluctant to break their field of vision?
daydream: “spontaneous, subjective experiences in a no-task, no stimulus, no-response situation…[and] includes unintended thoughts that intrude inadvertently into the execution of intended mental task
Why are new Stars blue/white and old stars red/orange?
I'm not an astronomer, or a practicing physicist, bit I'm pretty sure it has to do with the levels of the energy released by the fusion reactions between different atoms. When a star is young it is co
Why do I tend to start disassociating a word with its meaning the more I look at it? Like, “cat.” Cat, cat, cat.
If your brain is receiving the same information for a while, it starts to ignore it so you can focus on other things. It's like how you forget about a smell if you're around it for a while. The same t
Why are diamonds the hardest material on earth?
There is plenty of things harder then diamonds, well a handful at least. They are however not naturally occurring or occurring in so small amounts that they are practically not naturally occurring.
Why can I feel when someone is staring at me?
You can't. 1. Confirmation bias causes you to remember the instances where you "felt someone staring at you" and then saw someone looking at you, and causes you to forget instances where the feeling d
Why does the body wake up starving when it consumes a lot of food before bed, but wakes up fine if it doesn’t?
Hunger isn't always regulated by whether you have enough total energy. Other factors such as whether your body thinks its using up a lot of energy affect hunger as well. When you eat late at night, es