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3 Topics and 9 Replies Being or becoming a scientist �3 �9  For example: What's it like being a scientist?
Re: career
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/21/2015 6:41 AM
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Re: career
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/21/2015 6:41 AM
1 Topics and 4 Replies Scientist's hobbies �1 �4  For example, perhaps you have a hobby in common with a scientist that you want to talk about.
Re: hobby
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/21/2015 6:38 AM
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Re: hobby
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/21/2015 6:38 AM
13 Topics and 28 Replies Facts about the Sun �13 �28  Before asking a question about the Sun, you may want to check out these facts about the Sun. This will answer all your questions about how hot the Sun is (1), how big it is (2), how old it is (3), etc.
Re: Gravitational Field
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/21/2015 8:47 AM
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Re: Gravitational Field
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/21/2015 8:47 AM
1 Topics and 2 Replies Magnetism and Magnetic Storms �1 �2  For example: What is the strength of a magnetic field in a sunspot?
Re: storms
by  Paulett Liewer
5/26/2015 2:59 PM
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Re: storms
by  Paulett Liewer
5/26/2015 2:59 PM
4 Topics and 9 Replies Sunspots �4 �9  For example: What are sunspots?
Re: sunspot
by  Paulett Liewer
5/26/2015 2:45 PM
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Re: sunspot
by  Paulett Liewer
5/26/2015 2:45 PM
2 Topics and 6 Replies Solar Storms �2 �6  For example: How fast is a Coronal Mass Ejection? What is a solar flare?
Re: solar storms
by  Christina Cohen
5/20/2015 10:46 AM
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Re: solar storms
by  Christina Cohen
5/20/2015 10:46 AM
3 Topics and 7 Replies Solar Energy �3 �7  For example, how can we use solar energy?
Re: Solar Energy
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/20/2015 11:12 AM
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Re: Solar Energy
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/20/2015 11:12 AM
2 Topics and 6 Replies Solar Eclipses �2 �6  For example: What's the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
Re: eclipses
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/26/2015 11:44 AM
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Re: eclipses
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/26/2015 11:44 AM
2 Topics and 4 Replies Earth’s upper atmosphere �2 �4  For example: What is the unique role of the ionosphere in the Sun-Earth system? How does it protect us?
Re: atmosphere
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/26/2015 11:40 AM
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Re: atmosphere
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/26/2015 11:40 AM
2 Topics and 6 Replies Ancient Observatories �2 �6  For example, are there any ancient observatories in the United States?
Re: observatories
by  Pat Reiff
5/21/2015 8:41 AM
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Re: observatories
by  Pat Reiff
5/21/2015 8:41 AM
5 Topics and 13 Replies Other �5 �13  Anything else you can think of not covered in the other categories.
Re: life beyond earth
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/26/2015 11:50 AM
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Re: life beyond earth
by  Kris Sigsbee
5/26/2015 11:50 AM
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