Astronomers.

Whats the song playing on Carl Sagan's website http://www.carlsagan.com/
by carmenator8 on December 1st, 2011 | 1 person likes this | one answer | in Carl Sagan

by Anonymous on December 31st, 1969 | no answers | in

Which guitarist wrote his PhD thesis on Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud ?
by iwnit on November 23rd, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 2 answers | in Astronomers

What's the best existing UFO scheme in the Internet?
by AeroDistrictSpoiler on November 7th, 2011 | no answers | in Astronomers

Why did Carl Sagan include Chuck Berry's song Johnny B Good song on the Pioneer spacecraft?
by LEO on October 5th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | one answer | in Carl Sagan

what did galileo galilei discover about the universe?
by Liz_H4499 on October 2nd, 2011 | 5 answers | in Galileo Galilei

Does it make you angry that Galileo was confined to house arrest for his entire life for simply stating what he observed?
by Nightkeeper on August 12th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 7 answers | in Galileo Galilei

What do you think of Carl Sagan?
by A on June 24th, 2011 | 2 people like this | 11 answers | in Carl Sagan

i want to look up the Galileo and describe other observations about patterns in the sky
by faizbadmus on January 10th, 2011 | no answers | in Galileo Galilei

Who discovered NGC 126 ?
by teranos on May 18th, 2010 | 1 person likes this | 2 answers | in Astronomers

how many bombs was the impact of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs equivalent to?????? please tell us?!?!!? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
by borat on January 25th, 2010 | one answer | in Claudius Ptolemy

"It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese." - Carl Sagan. Your thoughts?
by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on November 5th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Carl Sagan

Who was Galileo's gal?
by Grant aka Guybrush Threepwood on October 30th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Galileo Galilei

What is your favourite Carl Sagan quote?
by Sunshine1 on October 20th, 2009 | one answer | in Carl Sagan

Has the Vatican learned from the Galileo mess?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on July 2nd, 2009 | 7 answers | in Galileo Galilei

Galileo defended heliocentrism. Under political pressure, his personal friend, Pope Urban VIII put him under house arrest for 9 years till his death. Looking at deep space images from Hubble, how ridiculous does the church's geocentrism stand now seem?
by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on May 11th, 2009 | 8 answers | in Galileo Galilei

Why was heliocentrism such a threat to the church in the Middle Ages?
by Aquatic Eagle on April 22nd, 2009 | 3 answers | in Galileo Galilei

Question: How old is the search for the basic building blocks of nature? How do the ideas from antiquity foreshadow modern particle physics? How are they different from modern ideas? I need details please.
by Anonymous on April 16th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Astronomers

Who was the first astronomer to make a drawing of the Moon using a telescope?
by Moderateur on March 22nd, 2009 | one answer | in Astronomers

In your opinion does Carl Sagan's use of marijuana undermine his achievements?
by Nathan Explosion on March 14th, 2009 | 6 answers | in Carl Sagan

Do X-Ray astronomers wear lead aprons?
by Moderateur on February 1st, 2009 | one answer | in Astronomers

Should Galileo Galilei be exhumed in the name of science, or should the Father of Astronomy be allowed to rest in peace?
by Species 8472 on January 25th, 2009 | 5 answers | in Galileo Galilei

Which sixteenth century German astronomer was reputed to have sold his soul to the devil?
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on January 3rd, 2009 | 1 person likes this | 5 answers | in Astronomers

Which ancient astronomer is credited with measuring the circumference of the Earth?
by Chris on December 25th, 2008 | one answer | in Astronomers

Who is your favourite astronomer?
by Sunshine1 on December 15th, 2008 | 2 answers | in Astronomers

Was Carl Sagan a prophet?
by Chris on December 14th, 2008 | 6 answers | in Carl Sagan

If Galileo Galilei were around today, what do you think he would be doing?
by Chris on December 14th, 2008 | 9 answers | in Galileo Galilei

Is Nicolaus Copernicus the father of modern astronomy?
by Chris on December 14th, 2008 | 4 answers | in Nicolaus Copernicus

What is this in my photo? Take a look in the first comment section, I have loaded a photo, I took a photo of the sun, look closely there is a blue sphere in the pic, I have about 7 with the blue sphere showing up? any ideas?
by jeanie16 on December 10th, 2008 | 3 answers | in Astronomers

If you shine a light on a ball, the light reflects straight back from the middle and the ball appears the brightest there, and the light glances off the edges where the ball appears the darkest. So why is a full moon as bright at the edges as the middle?
by Steve on November 25th, 2008 | 2 answers | in Astronomers

Where can I buy a planosphere?
by Chris on November 10th, 2008 | one answer | in Astronomers

How many of you astronomers out there use a Planosphere?
by Chris on November 10th, 2008 | one answer | in Astronomers

Can you post an image of your favorite astronomer? ( or your favorite image of an astronomer...)
by Chris on October 24th, 2008 | 6 answers | in Astronomers

Do you consider yourself an astronomer?
by Chris on October 18th, 2008 | 17 answers | in Astronomers

What did Johannes Kepler contribute to astronomy?
by Chris on October 17th, 2008 | 3 answers | in Astronomers

What was ptolemy famous for? (5-8 sentences maybe.)
by blahh25434 on October 15th, 2008 | 2 answers | in Claudius Ptolemy

With all the evidence that all these ancient civilizations went to such great lengths to emulate the stars and configure the persesion of the earth. Why do we not study this with as much zeal as they did?
by Mr. Black on October 12th, 2008 | 4 answers | in Astronomers

Do you think that todays astronomers are looking at a bright future?
by Chris on October 11th, 2008 | 5 answers | in Astronomers

What is your favorite book by Carl Sagan?
by Ruby21103 on October 4th, 2008 | 4 answers | in Carl Sagan

Who wrote the Almagest, and what is it?
by Chris on September 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | in Astronomers

How did Hipparchus contribute to astronomy?
by Chris on September 28th, 2008 | one answer | in Astronomers