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What was there before the Big Bang? |
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5 | (2) |
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Who created the Big Bang? |
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7 | (2) |
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What is the smallest thing in the universe? And what is the biggest? |
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Does space go on forever? |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (2) |
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Why are the Earth and stars round? |
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How are black holes detected? |
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19 | (2) |
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What is inside a black hole? |
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21 | (2) |
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Why does the Earth orbit the Sun? Why don't we feel it turning? |
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23 | (2) |
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Why is the Earth's interior hot when space is cold? |
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25 | (2) |
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How do you know how long the Sun will live? |
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27 | (2) |
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Is the Sun growing or shrinking? |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (2) |
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What will happen to the universe when the Sun is no longer there? |
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33 | (2) |
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Why can there be only three dimensions? |
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35 | (2) |
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What is the most beautiful thing in the universe? |
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37 | (2) |
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Have scientists found life in space? |
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39 | (2) |
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Does the vacuum in space ever end? |
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41 | (3) |
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A dive into the infinitesimally small and the infinitely large! |
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44 | (5) |
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How can we see particles? |
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49 | (2) |
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How can you identify different types of particles? |
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51 | (2) |
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Are particles living things? |
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53 | (2) |
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Do particles travel between countries? |
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55 | (2) |
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Are particles hot or cold? |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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Are any particles dangerous to humans? |
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61 | (2) |
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Where did the first particles come from? |
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63 | (2) |
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How many particles are we made of? |
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65 | (2) |
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Do particles grow as we grow? |
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67 | (2) |
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Do things exist that aren't made of particles? |
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69 | (2) |
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If the air is made of particles and water is also made of particles, why do I float in water but not in air? |
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71 | (2) |
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Does matter carry on dividing forever? |
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73 | (2) |
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Is there a force capable of breaking electrons? |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (2) |
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Are researchers ordinary people just like everyone else? |
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81 | (2) |
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Do researchers take holidays? |
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83 | (2) |
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Can researchers fail in their experiments? |
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85 | (2) |
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What's the common language of physicists? |
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How many years of study does it take to become a physicist? |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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Do researchers always use extraordinary machines in their experiments? |
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95 | (2) |
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Why do we need a large machine to look at something very small? |
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97 | (2) |
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What will physicists do when they've discovered what's inside particles? |
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99 | (2) |
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Why is it useful to see very small things? |
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101 | (2) |
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Has CERN been able to answer the question of where mankind came from? |
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103 | (2) |
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Is science dangerous for humans? |
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105 | (2) |
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Has anyone ever been teleported? |
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107 | (2) |
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Why don't the laws of physics change? |
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109 | (1) |
| Our Little contributors |
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110 | (1) |
| Translated words in illustrations |
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Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta