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by danielismeh
Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:23 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: The Best Planets (In the Solar System)
Replies: 0
Views: 3550

The Best Planets (In the Solar System)

What are your rankings of the 8 planets? (Unpopular opinion, but I prefer Pluto as a dwarf planet) Mine are: 8. Uranus. I find it to be quite bland. It doesn't have many features, and, as someone who has a deep fear of the ocean, I find that a little frightening. The only thing that I find interesti...
by danielismeh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: What caused the big bang
Replies: 30
Views: 19983

Re: What caused the big bang

I think that the universe may have appeared just like how a virtual particle appears and then disappears, except on a much grander scale.
by danielismeh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:16 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Mercury
Replies: 12
Views: 7589

Re: Mercury

Here's another interesting fact about Mercury:
Mercury has an iron core, which could only be possible if it was a larger planet. It is assumed that, during the early times of the Solar System, Mercury was once larger, maybe closer to the size of Mars, before something caused it to shrink.
by danielismeh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronomy?
Replies: 273
Views: 2163991

Re: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronomy?

I'm not actually sure when I started to have an interest in astronomy. When I was, perhaps, 2 years old, I would call all white circular-shaped objects the "moon". When I learned to read, around the age of 3, I took an interest in reading books about space and astronomy. I didn't understan...