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Previously answered questions by Lynn Carter

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  1. How far is each planet from Earth?
  2. How do I build a model rocket?
  3. What color is Venus?
  4. What is that ring (or rainbow) around the moon?
  5. Where did the name 'Earth' come from?
  6. What would happen if we did not have a Moon?
  7. Can you hear sounds in space?
  8. Can artificial gravity be created in space?
  9. Who named the planets and who decides what to name them?
  10. Will the sun go supernova in six years and destroy Earth (as seen on Yahoo)?
  11. What would happen if an impact caused Earth to stop rotating?
  12. Can I buy a star?
  13. Are there telescopes that can see the flag and lunar rover on the Moon?
  14. If Mars is only about 35-60 million miles away at close approach, why does it take 6-8 months to get there?
  15. Have astronomers discovered Earth's second moon?
  16. How many meteorites hit Earth each year?
  17. Why is the Moon so bright?
  18. Why aren't there any green stars?
  19. Since Earth is spinning, why do we land in the same place when we jump or fall?
  20. How can I calculate the position or path of the Sun for a given time and location?
  21. What are some astronomy science fair projects?
  22. How does the parachute in a model rocket work?
  23. Are there any asteroids on a collision course with Earth?
  24. What are the different kinds of astronomers?
  25. What is the biggest crater recorded on Earth?
  26. Are meteorites hot or cold when they hit Earth?
  27. What's the biggest meteorite?
  28. Are Kuiper Belt Objects asteroids? Are large Kuiper Belt Objects planets?
  29. How do I become both an astronaut and an astronomer?
  30. How do I make a scale model of the Solar System?
  31. How can I tell if the rock I found is a meteorite?
  32. Why does the SETI project search for radio signals?
  33. How do I polar align my telescope?
  34. What's the object I saw that moved across the sky and then got very bright?
  35. If clocks run slow in a gravitational field, how can we know the true age of the Solar System and Universe?
  36. How are asteroid compositions and classifications determined?
  37. Which part of the sky did the famous 'wow' signal originate from?
  38. Did I find a rock that came from the Moon?
  39. Can the Space Shuttle abort and return to Earth before reaching orbit?
  40. How can water be chemically trapped in rocks?
  41. How did Mars get so dusty?
  42. How can I nominate myself for a Nobel Prize in Physics?
  43. Do asteroids ever do anything good in the Solar System?
  44. Why doesn't the ammonia and methane in Jupiter's atmosphere sink into the core?
  45. How do we detect incoming meteorites?

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