Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of astrophysical questions, with fairly good answers: * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/528/why-do-x-ray-binaries-such-as-grs-1915-have-active-and-quiet-states * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/537/why-does-the-earth-have-a-tilt-of-23 * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/546/why-is-our-solar-system-tipped-about-63-with-respect-to-the-plane-of-our-gala * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/501/why-did-mars-lose-its-magnetic-field * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/401/what-is-the-current-accepted-theory-for-the-fate-of-hot-jupiters * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/381/why-is-there-a-matter-anti-matter-asymmetry-in-the-universe (cosmology) * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/362/what-is-the-current-accepted-theory-as-to-why-mercury-despite-its-size-has-a-s * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/247/why-is-the-suns-atmosphere-the-corona-so-hot * http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/782/two-species-of-dark-matter (cosmology) Plus, there are at least few people around with (or preparing) a degree in astrophysics who are able to handle this kind of questions: * [astromax](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/45/astromax) * [guillochon](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/2/guillochon) * [Francesco Montesano](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/86/francesco-montesano) * [UV-D](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/8/uv-d) (at least for planetary science/atmosphere) * myself * [Manishearth][1] (Currently an undergrad, has not yet decided a field but is leaning towards astrophysics) * [Eduardo Guerras Valera](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/316/eduardo-guerras-valera) * [Freelanceastro](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/467/freelanceastro) I did not check on everybody though. [1]: http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/28/manishearth