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Why Don’t Sunrise and Sunset Times Change by the Same Amount Each Day?

This is due to two things. The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is elliptical, rather than circular, and the…

Let me refer you to an Ask Ethan blog post which provides an excellent detailed answer to your question. …

In principle, yes, but such an orbit would not be very stable. Objects that orbit other objects settle into…

I think that it would be difficult to detect meteor scatter or solar storms with an AM/FM/shortwave radio for…

Note that the theory of special relativity predicts that the constant c is not just a description of the…

I think that you are referring to the computer simulation results that were done a few years ago which…

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