Space and Astronomy for Kids

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2009-11-07 Astronomy - the largest star:

Yes, to my knowledge, VY Canis Majoris is 2600 solar radii in diameter, making it the largest KNOWN star in the universe. I believe the second part of your question is true also. For YOUR brain to

2009-11-07 Astronomy - Kepler’s Law of Periods:

Hello, Actually - the mass of the Sun is 1.99 x 10^30 kg Anyway, we begin by setting the gravitational force of attraction equal to the centripetal force: where M denotes the Sun's mass, m is

2009-11-05 Astronomy - measuring the moon:

Hi Lindsey, If you are really interested in where the moon is located in the night sky from night to night (and this just isn't another 'homework' question)...get yourself a copy of Guy Ottewell's Astronomical

2009-11-03 Astronomy - Lunar rilles:

If such a thing had ever occurred, we should see immense cracks where things were put back together, or strange juxtapositions of very different terrains, as we do on Miranda (one of the moons of Uranus)

2009-11-03 Astronomy - Meade 290-C focuser:

HI Tom You might find this article interesting---it's about this type of scope, and what serious amateurs do to make them better. With about 40X, you can certainly see the rings of Saturn! http://www