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Celestial Objects

Why are the stars, planets and moons round, even as comets and asteroids are irregular in shape?

The answer boils down to the influence of gravity.

Jonti Horner, The Conversation
· Jul 17, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Could a meteorite really have killed a bus driver in Vellore?

At first, it was thought that the explosion was caused by the inadvertent detonation of material at a building site.

Monica Grady, The Conversation
· Feb 10, 2016 · 12:00 pm
The sun won't die for 5 billion years, so why do humans have only 1 billion years left on Earth?

By the time the sun becomes a red giant, we humans should figure out how to move to the Red Planet.

Jillian Scudder, The Conversation
· Feb 16, 2015 · 04:30 am