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Would Colors Be Perceived Differently By Humans On a Planet Orbiting a Different Type of Star Than Our Sun?
Although it is true that the sensitivity of the human eye to different frequencies of light is consistent with…
Supernovae, the Fate of our Sun, and the Distribution of Heavy Elements in the Earth
To answer your first question, I believe that the answer is yes, in that almost all of the nuclear…
Length and Brightness of Twilight
There is a really nice way to calculate and visualize the durations of twilight from any location, and specifically…
Will Our Solar System be Habitable When The Sun Becomes a Red Giant?
Possibly, but Earth will not be habitable. Details can be found in a very nice Phys.org article which describes…
What Does the Symbol for a Star’s Luminosity Mean?
The common symbol which refers to the luminosity of a star is called “solar luminosity”, indicated by an upper-case…