Physical Science

The summer solstice may be one of the most misunderstood phenomenon in all astronomy. Many people mistakenly believe that the summer solstice is the time when Earth is closest to the sun. However, on the first day of summer Earth…
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Though unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are most often regarded as originating from outer space, what if there’s a more reasonable, scientific answer for our alleged space visitors? We humans have always seen our world in three spatial dimensions: a line…
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Stepping into the amazing world of astronomy can be exciting and somewhat overwhelming for beginners. There seems to be so much to learn, constellations, star chart reading, avoiding light pollution, how to use a telescope or binoculars to the best…
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Thus far, the main candidate for life elsewhere than in our own solar system has been Gliese 581 C, a world around the red dwarf star Gliese 581, about 20.4 light years distant from us. This world has a diameter…
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When dealing with the issue of something being a hoax or not, it is important to evaluate what kind of effort and result is expected to determine whether such an event is likely. It is far too easy to give…
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Talk of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conjures up visions of a paranormal-obsessed Special Agent Fox Mulder deconstructing the government cover-up of alien life on the 1993-2002 FOX television series, The X-Files. Others remember first contact with alien beings through lavish…
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From a scientific point of view, Comet McNaught, also called C/2006P1, was a chance to study the way our universe works. Discovered in August of 2006 by Scottish-Australian astronomer Robert McNaught, who has found 40 comets (so far), alone or…
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As much as I would love to believe that UFO’s are spacecraft driven by extraterrestrial creatures I have to say I find it hard to believe. I think we can prove without a doubt that there is no intelligent life…
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Contemplating “Of the Nature of Things,” Lucretius (96-55 BCE) questioned the concept of the universe’s infinity when he wrote, “If we should theorize that the whole of space were limited, then it a man ran out to its very last…
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Have aliens already visited our planet? That is a very interesting question, but I would have to say that if they have already visited our planet, then they must not be that much more advanced than we are. The gap…
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