ask an astrophysicist…

Post your questions below on any topic and I will try to answer them in my blog.

13 Responses to “ask an astrophysicist…”

  1. Kry Ogentank says:

    dear prof moore,
    if the universe will end and all life will die then is our only purpose to enjoy our short lives?
    regards,
    kry

  2. mr moore,
    you are a scientist, what is love to you – just a chemical reaction? isn’t there more to ‘life’ than what we know from science?
    interested in your reply
    janina

  3. suzanne says:

    What role does the moon play in the evolution of life on Earth? Is the moon drifting away? How fast? How far would it have to drift before there is a noticeable change on Earth?

  4. Celia says:

    Ben
    please explain dark matter, in words that my 14 year old students will understand.
    In anticipation
    Celia

  5. Carrie Favretto says:

    I have heard and/or read that the upcoming height of the solar cycle is expected to be unusually strong. Curiously, is that true? And if so, why do we expect it to be so strong? I’ve wondered if that could be the main reason behind the launching of the Solar Dynamics Observatory.

  6. Anthony Vaughn says:

    Weird question or two if you don’t mind. Do you believe in the existance of Extra Terrestrials? If you do what is one big concept you don’t fully understand about them? I don’t know who to contact over some freaky dreams of White Owls and Horses…Comment at any time.

  7. R.d. Beier says:

    Do you think quantum gravity can be integrated into the standard model?. And if so, does that pretty much scrap special relatvity? With all the tenets of the standard models predicated on the existance of fields mediated by bosons, surely a gravitational field would be mediated by a graviton.