Space & Astronomy
Exploring "Why" questions about Space & Astronomy
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Why doe seem like everything man-made related to space is white?
Temperature control. Once you get outside the atmosphere, there is nothing to dampen the effects of sunlight/moonlight. No clouds, no atmospheric diffusion, no nothing.
Why are we not exploring the universe equally in every direction?
Those dark spots probably correspond to the parts of the universe which are occluded by the bulk of the disk of our galaxy. As we look in that direction, we can't really see past all the gas and dust
Why isn’t space junk constantly coliding with the ISS and how do they protect themself from it?
Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
Why can’t Obama create an executive order to increase NASA funding as easily as Kennedy could in the 60’s?
Congress alone has the authority to say how government revenue can be spent. Kennedy never raised NASA's spending on his own via EO.
Why do all UTF-8 HTML codes start with an ampersand?
Because the ampersand is what signals the browser to treat the next sequence as a UTF code and not as just a literal string of numbers and/or letters. You need something to cue to the system to read t
Why did they need to close the airspace over Sydney because of the current hostage situation?
It happens all the time during critical incidents. Usually the goal is to keep media aircraft back so they do not interfere with law enforcement operations.
Why are most of the pictures coming back from space now a days in black & white?
The majority of pictures from outer space have always been in black an white. Most color photos of space have been edited to add the color.
Why do small dogs start to “swim” if you hold them above water?
He's warming up for the eventual possibility that you are going to drop him in water. Why else are you holding him over the water anyways.
Why scientists can date the age of Earth, but not the Egyptian pyramids or the Sphinx?
Radiometric dating works by comparing the ratio of isotopes in an object now to a known reference ratio at the object's inception. Each element has a different useful range of applicability based on t
Why doesn’t someone start a blood factory? Instead of blood donation, blood jobs!
"Seriously...Then MILK farms. HUMAN milk." I lost it when I read that. This awesome.