Physical Science

Dark Energy To some, Dark Energy sounds too much like science fiction, rather than being one of the most exciting and significant discoveries of all time. Such implications could substantially change everything, from quantum physics, gravitation, and even cosmology.  There…
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Black holes are not really “holes,” but are rather best described as a gravitational anomaly. The theoretical black hole is a point in space which is so massive that the object has literally collapsed in on itself. In terms of…
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Why Pluto is not a planet anymore Well, it is only sort of not a planet anymore. There is still controversy surrounding the decision. Pluto is still categorized as a “dwarf planet” by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). According to…
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The Maya were a great civilization who excelled at numerous tasks – building, navigation, irrigation, and the most famous being astronomy, of course. They mapped the sky probably better than they mapped their own earth. In addition to their cartography…
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“The father of numbers,” the first Philosopher, Yavancharya the “Ionian Teacher,” That Man. Many names exist for the ancient master, Pythagoras. It is said that he served many masters throughout his time; perhaps he acquired the names there. Or maybe…
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More than likely, the first thing you’ll want to know is, “What is a sun dog?” Regardless of what you may think, a sun dog is not a confused dog who howls at the sun all day long instead of…
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Mayan calendar ends on December 12, 2012. It is scary and, surprisingly, intriguing to think that the end of their calendar signifies the end of the world. It is easy to fall for this dangerous concept, to imagine the end…
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The moon has mystified people for ages. Many cultures have stories about the man that in the moon and stories that explain the phases of the moon. It is still debatable about whether the moon actually impacts our feelings and…
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It’s an age old question of vast curiosity, man’s fascination with life on other planets. Countries spend billions to explore space, hoping for great scientific discoveries that will help their country and the researchers to create a place in history….
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SO LONG AS WE HAVE STARS Our fascination with space travel will be in us so long as we have all those stars in our sky beckoning. Like travelers who followed them on the waves of our oceans – so…
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