Why Do Stars Blink or Twinkle?
Stars blink or twinkle when we observe them (from the surface of the earth) because we are viewing them through different layers of turbulent (swirling) air and...
Read MoreStars blink or twinkle when we observe them (from the surface of the earth) because we are viewing them through different layers of turbulent (swirling) air and...
Read MoreWhat Is the Milky Way Galaxy? The Milky Way, or Galaxy, is the whole concourse of stars and other bodies which can be seen stretched across the heavens. It includes our...
Read MoreWhere Do the Stars and Stripes in American Flag Come From? In the early days of the American war of Independence each state adopted a flag of its own. South Carolina...
Read MoreWhat Is an Exoplanet and Why Do Astronomers Have Interest in Them? An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun. To date,...
Read MoreWhy Are Stars Different Colors? Stars are many different colors because some of them are hotter than others. Stars are either red, orange, yellow, white or...
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