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Ryan Anderson

Ryan is a research fellow at USGS in Flagstaff, AZ and is a member of the Curiosity ChemCam team. He also loves explaining all aspects of astronomy. Check out his blog!

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Title	Created Date	Hits
Has anyone ever seen a star "turn on"? (Beginner)	Aug 07	50516
Why are craters round? (Beginner)	Jul 07	48331
How big is the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image? (Intermediate)	Apr 07	63250
What would happen if a nuclear-powered shuttle exploded? (Beginner)	Feb 07	33571
Does weightlessness affect hunger? (Beginner)	Feb 07	38679
Can artificial gravity be created in space? (Intermediate)	Dec 06	474600
Do asteroids hit the Sun? (Beginner)	Sep 06	73968
If the sun went out and our atmosphere froze solid, what color would it be? (Intermediate)	Sep 06	47055
How do we know the density of some extrasolar planets? (Intermediate)	Sep 06	45772
How do we know what other planets (and stars, galaxies, etc.) are made of? (Intermediate)	Sep 06	160848
Are aliens or UFOs real? (Beginner)	Sep 06	92259
Why hasn't NASA gone back to the moon? (Beginner)	Nov 02	207105