Think of our Milky Way Galaxy as a flat circular disk of diameter 100,000 light-years. Suppose we are one of 1000 civilizations, randomly distributed through the disk, interested in communicating via radio waves. How far away in light years would the nearest such civilization be from us on average? Show your working. (Hint: Begin by calculating the area of the disk. Find the area of one of a 1,000 squares. Consider the separation of the centres of two adjacent squares.)

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Q: The Apollo program (not the lunar missions with astronauts) being conducted at the Apache Point…

A: The spped of the ligth v=3×105m/ss=384,472km

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Q: If the speed of light is given as  299,792,458 meters per second and the wavelength is 478 nm.  what…

A: Given velocity of light c = 299,792,458 m/s wavelength of light λ= 478 nm we have to calculate the…

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Q: random times over the last 1010 years. The rate of star formation is simply the number of stars…

A: Number of stars in our milky Way galaxy is  N=9×1010 Time taken in the formation of a plane

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A: GIven : V=24 V R1=4Ω R2=8Ω R3=12Ω

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A: Given that There are 12000 civil actions broadcasting radio signals in the milky way galaxy at the…

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Q: Let's say that the number density of galaxies in the universe is, on average, 3 × 10–68 galaxies/m3.…

A: Given :number density of galaxies, n = 3 × 10–68 galaxies/m3            Observable distance by…

Q: Voyager 1 is one of the most distant and fastest moving human made objects as measured from Earth.…

A: Since 1977 the number of years passed are 2021 – 1977 years = 44 years.

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A: Given that, The total number of stars in the Milky way is N=8×1011 And the stars were born at random…

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Q: The number density of air in a child's balloon is roughly the same as sea level air, 1019…

A: Number of particles in the balloon is, N=nVN=n×43πR3

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A: 4a. I think we should definitely search for life on other planets. We should also work towards…

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A: The question is asking us to comment on the feasibility and practicality of visiting, communicating…

Q: Consider three periods in the history of the Universe: one million years after the Big Bang (age = 1…

A: In early times, the Universe was expanding at a rapid pace. Then, the rate of expansion of the…

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Q: Delay time for communication between GEO satellites and Earth. Use the relationship between distance…

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Q: If you detected radio signals with an average wavelength of 68 cm and suspected that they came from…

A: Given data: Wavelength of radio signal, λ=68 cm. Orbital speed, v=30 km/s.

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A: Original length of cube (L) = 1 cm Scaled up length of cube (L') = 10 cm

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A: Suppose you want to observe the molecular gas in a galaxy with redshift z using the rotational…

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A: Plants to live undergo the process of photosynthesis. To undergo photosynthesis, plants need water,…

Q: When Mars is 90 million km (9 x 10^10 m) from Earth, a) How long would it take for a radio wave from…

A: distance between earth and mars = 90 million km speed of radio wave = 3×108 ms

Special Relativity

The theory of special relativity discusses how space and time are related to objects traveling along a straight line at a constant speed. Simply stated, as an object reaches the speed of light, its mass becomes infinite and it is unable to move faster than light. This interstellar speed limit has been the topic of much debate in astronomy, and also in science fiction when people consider how to fly over large distances.