The Hindu Speaks On Scientific Facts
Physical Sciences: Astronomy
How fast is the Earth moving through space? 183
If eclipses occur when the Sun, the Moon and the
Earth lie on a straight line, why do they not occur
on every new moon and full moon day? 183
Why should not the solar eclipse be viewed with naked eye? 184
Could you ever see an eclipse of the Moon in daylight? 184
How do we determine the atmosphere of stellar bodies? 185
Why do the Sun and Moon appear many times larger
at the horizon? 186
Why do we always see only one side of the Moon? 187
What is Blue Moon? 187
Inspite of being 400 times smaller how is the Moon able
to mask the Sun? 188
Why does the Moon look silvery at night? 189
With what material are Saturn’s rings made of? 189
Why only stars blink and not planets? 191
Why is it that the earliest sunrise and latest sunset don’t
coincide with longest day of the year? 192
Does the Sun rotate? 193
Why are the orbits of the Sun’s planets arranged in a
more or less flat plane? 194
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