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Kristine Spekkens
Kristine studies the dynamics of galaxies and what they can teach us about dark matter in the universe. She got her Ph.D from Cornell in August 2005, was a Jansky post-doctoral fellow at Rutgers University from 2005-2008, and is now a faculty member at the Royal Military College of Canada and at Queen's University.
Kristine's websites:
http://www.astro.queensu.ca/people/Kristine_Spekkens/main.php
http://www.rmc.ca/aca/phy/per/spekkens-k-eng.php
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- If I were hypothetically wearing a spacesuit and sitting on one of the Voyager space probes at their current positions in space, how much light would I have? (Intermediate)
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- What will happen to Earth's tides as the moon moves away from us? (Intermediate)
- How can spiral galaxies keep their shape? (Advanced)
- Does a black hole have a "surface"? (Intermediate)
- How can you link telescopes to make a bigger "effective telescope"? (Intermediate)
- What should I know about the upcoming Solar Eclipse (2017)? (Beginner)
- Do galaxies that are receding from us faster than the speed of light disappear from our observations? (Intermediate)
- Why are astronomers interested in gravitational waves? (Intermediate)
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- What is the universe expanding into? (Intermediate)
- What do I need to do to become an astronomer? (Beginner)
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- Why is looking out into space the same as looking back in time? (Beginner)
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- Are there telescopes that can see the flag and lunar rover on the Moon? (Beginner)
- What color is each planet? (Intermediate)
- Why are the Moon and Sun sometimes orange or red? (Beginner)
- Is the Moon moving away from the Earth? When was this discovered? (Intermediate)
- How far is each planet from Earth? (Intermediate)
- Why do airplanes take longer to fly West than East? (Intermediate)
- Is the distance from the Earth to the Sun changing? (Advanced)
- How do you measure the distance between Earth and the Sun? (Intermediate)
- What is the difference between a "star" and a "sun"? (Beginner)
- When was the last time all of the planets were aligned? (Beginner)
- Are there telescopes that can see the flag and lunar rover on the Moon? (Beginner)
- What color is each planet? (Intermediate)
- Is the Moon moving away from the Earth? When was this discovered? (Intermediate)
- How far is each planet from Earth? (Intermediate)
- How does the position of Moonrise and Moonset change? (Intermediate)
- When was the last time all of the planets were aligned? (Beginner)
- What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle? (Beginner)
- Is the distance from the Earth to the Sun changing? (Advanced)
- Why do airplanes take longer to fly West than East? (Intermediate)
- What is the difference between a "star" and a "sun"? (Beginner)
- Are there telescopes that can see the flag and lunar rover on the Moon? (Beginner)
- What color is each planet? (Intermediate)
- How far is each planet from Earth? (Intermediate)
- What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle? (Beginner)
- Is the Moon moving away from the Earth? When was this discovered? (Intermediate)
- What is the difference between a "star" and a "sun"? (Beginner)
- When was the last time all of the planets were aligned? (Beginner)
- Why do airplanes take longer to fly West than East? (Intermediate)
- How does the location of sunrise and sunset change throughout the year? (Advanced)
- How do you measure the distance between Earth and the Sun? (Intermediate)
- What's going to happen on December 21st 2012? (Intermediate)
- What color is each planet? (Intermediate)
- At what speed does the Earth move around the Sun? (Beginner)
- How far is each planet from Earth? (Intermediate)
- Is the Moon moving away from the Earth? When was this discovered? (Intermediate)
- How do you measure the distance between Earth and the Sun? (Intermediate)
- Why do the planets orbit the sun? (Beginner)
- What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle? (Beginner)
- How long does it take for the Sun's light to reach us? (Beginner)
- When was the last time all of the planets were aligned? (Beginner)
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