Space Forum / Space Science / May 2008

->    The most powerful earthquake in human written history happened in
-> China in 12.05.2008. Tens of thousands of moderate to great quakes
-> followed. Practically whole China was earthquake area.
The earthquake was measured at 8.0 on the Richter scale. (Initially, it

The question is often asked, are we alone in this universe? I think
the question should be, is there any where in this universe where
there are NOT other people? We are surrounded by planetary system
after planetary system in all directions populated with other people.

What happens to a gas giant in a protosolar dust disc, if it's in as
close an orbit as Mercury when stellar radiation reaches different
levels?
Could the shockwave of radiation actually remove a gas giant's

-> Starting at some point close to center, the gravity is not only near
-> zero but continually pulling you away from the actual center of
-> whatever planet or moon.  It can't be any other way unless the core
-> started off as worth something of far greater density than anything ...