If chromosome fusion occurs as a single event in one generation, and organisms with different numbers of chromosomes generally don't produce viable offspring, then who would this organism with newly fused chromosomes produce offspring with? For example, in the human genome when chromosome 2 formed from the fusion of two other chromosomes, who did this newly fused unique organism mate with? Is it simply that they usually don't produce viable offspring but in some rare cases they do? If so, then maybe this fusion happened more than once and it took many attempts at offspring before it caught on ..read more

For example: TON 618 is 18.2 billion light years away from Earth, requiring 18.2 billion years for the light to travel to our eyes. The universe is only 13.7 billion years old. But, we can still see it. Even if TON 618 was created at the very inception of the universe, that still leaves 4.5 billion years of light travel unaccounted for. What am I missing? submitted by /u/22_Flare_22 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

An article talks about a weakened version of the flu virus in a vaccine. How is the virus weakened? Removing some parts of the virus? Or stressing the virus? Or something else? submitted by /u/OpenPlex [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

The idea and question is really about the feasibility of creating a solar highway and who knows maybe more. Essentially what we would do is capture large asteroids and put them on a continuous loop that would go around earth and then back to mars for example. We set up 20 of them or whatever and then to travel to mars you don’t have to fly all the way there you just fly up and latch on to the asteroid that’s coming by every month or two. They could be dug out and essentially be giant ships. The question part is this even mathematically possible to have an object get in this kind of orbit? Is ..read more

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was worth submitting? Is something a bit too speculative for a typical /r/AskScience post? No question is too big or small for AAW. In this thread you can ask any science-related question! Things like: "What would happen if...", "How will the future...", "If all the rules for 'X' were different...", "Why does my...". Asking Questions: Please post your question as a top-level response to this, and our te ..read more

I guess this is also a question about all hurricanes but considering the amount of oil spilled here- does this mean that oil from past leaks and spills will be sprayed everywhere? And also is there a chance of underwater sea cables for internet being torn up? How deeply will the hurricane affect the ocean? Or is it only going to damage the topmost layer of water? submitted by /u/jinkiesscoobie [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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As of right now, it looks as if Milton will pass right over the peninsula of Florida, but what will happen to it when it reaches the Atlantic Ocean? Since hurricanes typically build strength when they’re over the Atlantic Ocean and then head towards the interior of the US, with this one headed into the ocean instead, what will it do? Will it just get stronger and stronger as it crosses the Atlantic until it obliterates all of Europe? Will it curve back and hit the east coast? Or will it just fizzle out over the ocean? Everywhere I’ve looked talks about what Milton will do to Florida, but nowh ..read more

I've seen hurricanes regain strength in the Gulf but never form and get so strong. Just curious if this is unusual. submitted by /u/Wolfeman0101 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more