Physical Science

Since the dawn of civilisation mankind has sought to understand and explain the seasons. The development of life on earth is fundamentally linked to seasonal change, from trees shedding their leaves to herds of antelope migrating across the plains of…
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A biosphere is a closed and self-regulating system made up of living organisms and the environment within which they exist, which can include the land, water, atmosphere, or any combination of these. The life containing and sustaining layer of the…
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Apart from the planets and moons that are well known and which can be seen from Earth with greater or lesser ease, there is a huge amount of material that also journeys around the Sun. These items range in size…
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, the outside or the planets farthermost from the sun are referred to as the Jovian planets. They are the coldest, the iciest, and by far less well known. The…
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Named for the Roman God of Agriculture, Saturn is possibly one of the most intriguing and most beautiful planets in our Solar System.  The second largest planet in the Solar System, Saturn stands alone as one of the most heavenly…
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On July the 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon; this was the pinnacle of the Apollo missions. The Apollo missions had officially started in 1961 when John F. Kennedy announced the start of a program with the ultimate goal…
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Last month (January 2011), the world was given a scare of apocalyptic proportions. A report from a Russian News agency warned the world that an asteroid, Apophis, was on a deadly rendezvous with planet Earth.   Word of this pending…
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Allow me to introduce you to our solar system. Located about 2/3 of the way to the center of the Milky Way galaxy, our solar system is made up of a star, planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, moons, and numerous…
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Space Exploration Space exploration has had an attraction for mankind throughout history: first to the extremes of space on earth, then in earth-confined orbits, journeys to the moon and the nearest planets, and even outside the galaxy. The early pioneers…
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The Apollo program was the culmination of arguably the largest and highest profile single technological endeavour the human race has ever embarked upon. The United States, in the form of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), won the race…
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