The synchrotron radiation (radio waves) that astronomers first observed from Jupiter in the 1950's comes from a. deep within Jupiter, in the metallic hydrogen layers b. high speed electrons spirling around the planet's strong magnetic field c. the upper-atmosphere clouds that more quickly near

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A: distance between the centers of Eqrgp and its moon (D) = 3.91×108 m mass of Egrqp (M)= 5.03×1024 kg…

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A: Temperature of Venus in oFVenus = 864 oF  Temperaturre of Pluto oFPluto = 1360 oF

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A: Attraction force between Neptune and Sun is equal to centripetal force. So,  GmsunmNeptuner2…

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A: When you are on a planet and orbiting the Sun, the weight will be equal to the gravitational force.

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A: Given data *The time period of the Planet X is Tx = 290 days *The time period of the Planet Y is Ty…

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Q: Imagine there is a large star that produces 2.5 x 1030 Watts of power. If there is a planet orbiting…

A: Power of a star (P) = 2.5×1030 Watt distance of planet (d) = 500 million km

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A: The main disadvantage of taking images of our planet from high-altitude orbits is that you can't see…

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A: Given:A candidate star name = Tycho1601Size of Tycho1601 = size of sunSurface temperature of…

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Q: Telescopes are an essential tool for astronomers to study the universe. You plan to build your own…

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Q: It is believed that about 5 billion years ago our solar system formed from a cloud of gas. Momentum…

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A: Conservation of angular momentum is given by Iiωi=Ifωfmri22πTi=mrf22πTfTf=Tirfri2=165 years1011…

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A: It is given that a caustic event and a microlensing event are seen at magnifications of 7 and 6,…

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A: Given information: Here, MP is the Pluto’s mass, MU is the Uranus’s mass, rp is the distance…