Physical Science

The dispute between Galileo and the Catholic Church is used as a classic example of the tension between science and religion. Galileo was placed on trial before the Inquisition, forced to recant his assertion that the earth revolved around the…
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When kids are younger, astronomy can definitely be a subject of great wonder. Looking up at the sky at night can be a lot of fun as kids look at the moon, stars, and any other celestial bodies that happen…
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In 2008 Dr. Edgar Mitchell of the Apollo 14 mission clearly stated that intelligent life does exist on other planets. Methane gas detected on Mars in January of 2009 suggests that life might be present there. Although that life would…
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I am a doctor. I busy myself rushing around to various rooms, tending to patients. I see them suffer from sickness and poor hospital foods on a daily basis. My job is to attempt to save them, and relieve their…
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, SETI, is a science program that has been ongoing for just over half a century and it has as its basic purpose the investigation of our galaxy and the wider universe in an effort to…
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In the simplest of terms, the wobble effect is a method of detecting the existence of planets around stars more distant than the Sun, by observing the gravitational influence the planets around it have on the star. The effect of…
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SETI@home, a specialised segment of the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, SETI, is one of the most innovative and successful programs in the history of the search for ETI. The program, a volunteer computing program, was launched on 17th May…
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That first step Neil Armstrong took on the Moon, might well be considered the most remarkable achievement in the history of the human species. It was the first step in a human odyssey to go beyond the bounds of our…
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Stars are one of the most timeless furnishings of our universe. Age after age they have been permanent fixtures in our sky, being the base for countless religions, wishes, and art. Yet most people do not realize exactly what these…
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By any account Enrico Fermi was a brilliant man, and by most accounts a genius. He was born in 1901 and lived in an epoch of human discovery and enlightenment unparalleled in history, and probably one that will not be…
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