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Christopher Springob

Chris studies the large scale structure of the universe using the peculiar velocities of galaxies.  He got his PhD from Cornell in 2005, and is now a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Western Australia.

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Did a giant impact cause the Dark Ages? (Beginner) Feb 11 63327
Which way does the sun travel in the southern hemisphere? (Beginner) Apr 05 96765
How can observations of the distant universe prove that the expansion is accelerating *now*? (Advanced) Dec 04 37545
Traveling at light speed, how long would it take to get to the nearest galaxy? (Beginner) Nov 04 208515
Is there a list of the sizes of different kinds of stars? (Beginner) Sep 04 74458
Are the planes of solar systems aligned with the plane of the Galaxy? (Intermediate) Jul 04 164020
Does Cerenkov radiation travel faster than light? (Intermediate) Jun 04 51051
What is the hottest time of day? (Beginner) Jun 04 169387
Why doesn't light from distant galaxies reach us instantaneously? (Intermediate) Mar 04 53940
Does the Sun rotate? (Intermediate) Mar 04 130134
Why is it easier to see a star if you look slightly to the side? (Intermediate) Feb 04 64813
When will Halley's Comet return? (Intermediate) Jan 04 526723
Is the Great Wall the largest galaxy cluster? (Advanced) Jan 04 66437
Why is the WMAP picture of the CMB an ellipse? (Intermediate) Jan 04 51097
Why can we see the sun's image before sunrise and after sunset? (Beginner) Dec 03 147136
Could someone travel the universe in his or her own lifetime? (Beginner) Dec 03 76185
Has anyone made a map of the Milky Way? (Beginner) Nov 03 51899
Did time go slower just after the Big Bang? (Advanced) Oct 03 53327
How long would it take for a mini-black hole to eat the Earth? (Advanced) Sep 03 74681
Does a photon observe other photons moving past it at the speed of light? (Intermediate) Sep 03 50935
Is there a "South Star"? (Intermediate) Sep 03 91119
Could a different theory of gravity explain the dark matter mystery? (Intermediate) Sep 03 48281
Could you escape from a black hole if you were able to go faster than the speed of light? (Intermediate) Aug 03 63851
Do unmanned spacecraft like Voyager travel in straight lines? (Intermediate) Jul 03 55718
How do we know that superclusters are the largest structures in the universe? (Advanced) Jun 03 52825
Why does the apparent density of galaxies drop off at larger distances? (Advanced) Jun 03 50267
Could matter-anti-matter repulsion power the expansion of the universe? (Intermediate) May 03 43657
Can I listen to the SETI@home radio signal? (Beginner) May 03 54434
No matter how fast the universe is expanding, shouldn't gravity eventually make it recollapse? (Intermediate) May 03 37843
Why do so many of the world's UFO sightings happen in America? (Beginner) Apr 03 69786
Can you use an infinite line of reflectors to send light to the edge of the Universe? (Intermediate) Apr 03 60175
How long does it take the Big Dipper to move in the sky? (Intermediate) Mar 03 70019
What would an "open geometry" for the universe look like? (Advanced) Mar 03 55600
What would happen if a supermassive black hole came close to the Earth? (Advanced) Mar 03 116704
How is it that we see farther out in space (farther back in time) than in the past? (Beginner) Mar 03 60631
How can the Sun have such a strong gravitational field if it's made of gases? (Beginner) Mar 03 69099
If the universe is "bounded" today, could it one day become "unbounded"? (Advanced) Mar 03 44311
Don't tachyons travel faster than light? (Intermediate) Mar 03 50445
Do stars' orbits in galaxies obey Kepler's Laws? (Intermediate) Mar 03 49334
Which American colleges teach astronomy? (Beginner) Jan 03 64468
Why do we assume that the universe is homogeneous? (Intermediate) Jan 03 58534
How do astronomers observe the Sun's interior? (Intermediate) Dec 02 55428
How does the Earth compare in size to the entire universe at the present epoch? (Intermediate) Dec 02 49936
Does the Sun have any heavy elements? (Beginner) Dec 02 55084
Is the Sun always up for exactly 12 hours at the equator? (Beginner) Dec 02 176743
What are collections of galaxies called? (Intermediate) Nov 02 72728
How does the Sun compare to other stars? (Beginner) Nov 02 202712
Do stars move in the sky? (Beginner) Nov 02 304784
Which planet is most similar to Earth? (Intermediate) Nov 02 244686
Why do supernova remnants look like rings rather than spheres? (Intermediate) Nov 02 42559
What percent of the time can astronomers observe without interference from the Moon? (Beginner) Oct 02 41182
What would the Big Crunch look like to an observer on Earth? (Advanced) Oct 02 48999
What kind of interference must astronomers contend with when observing? (Beginner) Oct 02 39347
Why does the Sun's apparent path through the sky change throughout the year? (Beginner) Oct 02 136455
Would a planet near the galactic center have a brighter night sky? (Intermediate) Oct 02 82198
Can two lunar eclipses occur in the same month? (Advanced) Oct 02 65290
Is the distance from the Earth to the Sun changing? (Advanced) Oct 02 343042
What is the approximate GPA needed in High School in Math and Science to be an astronomer? (Beginner) Oct 02 74717
Could our position in the universe affect our perceptions of the expansion? (Intermediate) Sep 02 51798

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