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A gamer, a scientist, and a dreamer in all things.

I am a graduate student studying physics and astronomy.

In the future, I hope to work in a field where I can educate people about space science, as a museum curator or something similar.

"Why else do any of this if not to become who we want to be?" -Anthony Doerr, "All the Light We Cannot See"

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Why do Black Holes in the middle of galaxies not suck up the whole galaxy?
Dec 19, 2017
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What exactly is the "paradox" in Olber's Paradox?
Jul 28, 2017
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How was Trappist-1 discovered?
Feb 24, 2017
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How far into intergalactic space would you have to go to see the Milky Way?
Jul 19, 2016
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Are the Trappist-1 planets in stable orbits?
Feb 23, 2017
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Why are there no ISM clouds with temperatures between 100 and 6,000K?
Feb 16, 2017
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Are the Trappist-1 planets close enough to be tidally heated?
Feb 23, 2017
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How does the solar wind destroy the atmosphere of a planet lacking a magnetic field?
Oct 12, 2016
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What do "P" and "F" mean in the compass legend of Carrington's sunspot drawing?
Oct 29, 2021
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If thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, why haven't we discovered planet 9 yet?
Feb 25, 2017
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Why wasn't an RTG used on the Juno spacecraft?
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Why are photos from Juno such low resolution?
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Planetary rovers - six wheels vs four?
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How tall do you have to be to be an astronaut?
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What can the KSP game actually teach about spaceflight and orbital mechanics, and what are its limitations?