Questions about the Universe
When you look in the sky, what do you wonder about?

How do comets etc. occur? How often do comets come? How fast do comets travel? What is the difference between a comet, an asteroid and a meteor?	How do shooting stars happen? Where do shooting stars come from? What happens to falling stars? How fast do falling stars fall? Is a shooting star a comet?
How did planets come to be? If there are 9 planets, why do we all live on just one? Why is the Earth the 3rd planet and not the 5th? Are there anny more planets than the ones in our system?	How can you tell the temperature of a star? How were stars formed? What is the brightest star? How many stars are there? How far is the farthest star that we know of? What is the star cycle called? How do stars begin and how do they die?
What is a galaxy? How many galaxies are there? Are there other galaxies with planets? What are the names of the galaxies? Could we travel to other galaxies?	How many satellites are in space?
How old is the universe? Are there other lifeforms in the universe?	What are asteroids? How are asteroids created? Whar are asteroids made of?
Why are there clouds? What are clouds made of?	How many UFOs have been sited? Are there aliens?
What is an eclipse? Why do eclipses happen?	Why is there a thing called light? Where does light come from? Why is there night and day? How does the moon light up the earth at night?
Where did the universe come from? How was the universe made? How does the Big Bang theory work? Was the universe "seeded"? How big is the universe? Is the universe expanding or contracting?	Where did the sun come from? How many stages do stars go through? Could the sun ever burn up a planet? How close can you get to the sun before you'd burn up?
How was the solar system formed to put the planets in their order?	What is Polaris? When do you see constellations?
How big is the Earth? What is the coldest planet? How many planets are there? What sizes? What are the planets made of?	How many moons are there? How far is the moon from here? Is there water on the moon? Is the moon cold?
Why is Mars a hazardous place when scientists say we could live on it? Do people live on Mars? Could we live on Mars or on the Moon?	Have other species tried to contact us? Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?
Is there a parallel dimension on the other side of a black hole? What would happen if someone went into a black hole? How big are black holes? If black holes are so black, how do we know there ARE black holes in space?	How often does space junk hit people?
Are the dogs that were in space OK?	What's the use for a space station?
What is under Mars?	How far out has someone/something traveled out from Earth into the universe? Will Earth ever be destroyed?
How many solar systems are there in the Milky Way?	What is a nebula? What is and how often does a nova happen? What are the Northern Lights? What makes the Northern Lights happen?
What could happen if gravity decreased on earth?	Could planets crash into each other?
How many different atmospheres does the earth have?	Does space end?
Are we alone?	Is there anything else out there besides what we already know of?

If you should be able to answer any of these questions, let me know.

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