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Jillian Scudder

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Astroquizzical: Why doesn’t a globular cluster collapse?

Why doesn’t gravity pull all the stars together?

Oct 20, 2015

Astroquizzical: Why doesn’t a globular cluster collapse?

Oct 20, 2015

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Astroquizzical: Could black holes be the engines of new galaxies?

How does a “quasi-stellar object” factor into it?

Sep 30, 2015

Astroquizzical: Could black holes be the engines of new galaxies?

Sep 30, 2015

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Astroquizzical: How do we know the universe is expanding evenly?

And how do we know it’s not flung out from a space-time generating vortex?

Aug 31, 2015

Astroquizzical: How do we know the universe is expanding evenly?

Aug 31, 2015

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Astroquizzical: Why do galaxies have two spiral arms?

Outwards from a galaxy’s center, two arms wind round-and-round. But why?

Jul 28, 2015

Astroquizzical: Why do galaxies have two spiral arms?

Jul 28, 2015

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Astroquizzical: How Does Gravity Escape From A Black Hole?

If it only moves at the speed of light, and light can’t escape, how can gravity?

Jun 30, 2015

Astroquizzical: How Does Gravity Escape From A Black Hole?

Jun 30, 2015

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Astroquizzical: does a black hole have a shape?

Does it matter what angle you look at it from?

May 29, 2015

Astroquizzical: does a black hole have a shape?

May 29, 2015

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Astroquizzical: What happens to light when it hits the Sun?

The Sun absorbs all the light that hits it. How long is it trapped?

Apr 28, 2015

Astroquizzical:
What happens to light when it hits the Sun?

Apr 28, 2015

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Astroquizzical: Do all planets rotate in orbit around their stars?

If so, how come? And if not, what are the exceptions?

Mar 31, 2015

Astroquizzical: Do all planets rotate in orbit around their stars?

Mar 31, 2015

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Astroquizzical: What happens when Betelgeuse explodes?

It’s one of the nearest red supergiants to us, and a supernova is only a matter of time. What are we in for when it happens?

Feb 24, 2015

Astroquizzical: What happens when Betelgeuse explodes?

Feb 24, 2015

Jillian Scudder

Jillian Scudder

PhD in astrophysics, currently working at Oberlin College. I study galaxy collisions and write @astroquizzical.

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