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  • Planet Sizes Compared to the Sun: A Scale Model of the Solar System
    August 4, 2026

    Planet Sizes Compared to the Sun: A Scale Model of the Solar System

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  • Why do we see the same constellations for ages? While we are orbiting the Sun, and the Sun is the center of the Milky Way, shouldn’t we see different constellations as we move through the Milky way?
    August 3, 2026

    Why do we see the same constellations for ages? While we are orbiting the Sun, and the Sun is the center of the Milky Way, shouldn’t we see different constellations as we move through the Milky way?

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  • Why does a moonbow usually appear white to us even though it’s made of colors like a rainbow?
    August 3, 2026

    Why does a moonbow usually appear white to us even though it’s made of colors like a rainbow?

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  • How can we take pictures of the Milky Way Galaxy if we are inside of it?
    August 2, 2026

    How can we take pictures of the Milky Way Galaxy if we are inside of it?

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  • Why is there no light at the North Pole for six months?
    July 31, 2026

    Why is there no light at the North Pole for six months?

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  • Is it true that the North Pole has exactly six months of day and six months of night?
    July 31, 2026

    Is it true that the North Pole has exactly six months of day and six months of night?

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  • Quiz: The Sun!
    July 30, 2026

    Quiz: The Sun!

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  • The speed of the Sun’s orbital movement across the Galaxy is about 254 km/s. How fast is our Galaxy moving and does it revolve around something?
    July 29, 2026

    The speed of the Sun’s orbital movement across the Galaxy is about 254 km/s. How fast is our Galaxy moving and does it revolve around something?

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  • What do the rotating structure and accretion disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud tell us?
    July 28, 2026

    What do the rotating structure and accretion disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud tell us?

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  • Dark Galaxy
    July 28, 2026

    Dark Galaxy

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