Physical Science

What is all the hubbub about ice on Mars? Why should we care? Before answering these questions let me refresh briefly what is going on with the red planet. NASA has landed a robot lander on the planet recently up…
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I’m writing this with a bit of an agenda. I spend a lot of time on Yahoo! Answers, specifically in the Religion and Spirituality section. It’s a lively place, full of heated arguments. At least once a day, someone asks…
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Big Bang, God, and consciousness At this time in our evolutionary (yes I said it, evolutionary) history, we are unable to fathom how we came into existence. So we speculate and debate and argue. We base our opinion on whatever…
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If for no other reason than that the US government could not have successfully orchestrated such a hoax, I believe that the US Moon Landing was real. The radio astronomers in Australia would have noticed that the Dish had to…
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Thursday, June 19, 2008, was the day that NASA scientists and the University of Arizona’s Phoenix Lander mission team have been waiting for, a day when newly found ice layers on Mars offer to the world actual scientific evidence there…
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The moon is full. A little shadow appears in the corner. The shadow slowly grows until the entire moon appears a coppery color. Slowly the shadow recedes. The full moon has returned to full illumination.Nothing inspires more awe than an…
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Knowing the constellations allows one to enjoy the magical tapestry of stars within the sky a whole lot more. There are a host of ways to learn the constellations. But the author personally knows that by learning the constellations of…
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Who would have thought that instead of buying a ticket to another country you can now buy a ticket to space! Virgin Galactic took on step closer to space travel with the opening of the world’s first spaceport in the…
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A myriad of people from all walks of life find observing the stars above magical and fulfilling. The young, the old, it makes no difference all find stargazing a wonderful experience. The twinkling stars above and all that stargazing entails…
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Finding the perfect gift for an astronomy fanatic is not an elusive dream although it may seem that way at times. One simply needs to assess the intended recipient’s stargazing expertise, the buyer’s budget, what type of stargazing the astronomer…
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