Physical Science

Lanthanum Symbol: La Atomic Number: 57 Atomic Mass: 138.9055 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: 920.0 C (1193.15 K, 1688.0 F) Boiling Point: 3469.0 C (3742.15 K, 6276.2 F) Number of Protons: 57 Number of Electrons: 57 Number of Neutrons:…
Read more

Every day, we’re faced with decisions. Some decisions – buying a car, choosing a mate – we take more seriously than other decisions. Sometimes we have only a few seconds to spend on making a gut instinct call. Having a…
Read more

Molybdenum Symbol: Mo Atomic Number: 42 Atomic Mass: 95.94 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: 2617.0 C (2890.15 K, 4742.6 F) Boiling Point: 4612.0 C (4885.15 K, 8333.6 F) Number of Protons: 42 Number of Electrons: 42 Number of Neutrons:…
Read more

In 1927, Monsignor Georges Lamaitre formulated his hypothesis of a primeval atom as the incipient stage of the universe. Lamaitre’s theory was based on Einstein’s theory of relativity and the premise that matter and energy are different phases of the…
Read more

The atom phosphorus is located below nitrogen in the periodic table. It has similar electronic configuration to nitrogen except that it can form an extended octet. As a result of this fact phosphorus can form more bonds than nitrogen. It…
Read more

Black holes, the universe’s gravitic vacuum cleaners, are the beating heart of most galaxies. They are also nature’s most irresistible force sucking gases, space debris, planets, even whole stars into their hungry maws. When a black hole goes on a…
Read more

Under mounting pressure from scientists that reject the politically popularized man-made global warming and climate models—the Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) theory—the American space agency NASA has admitted that all past warming trends were driven by solar activity. A victory for…
Read more

There are many theories held by astrophysicists and astronomers which attempt to answer the question of how a black hole is created.  To give a very simplified definition of an extremely complex astronomical object, as defined by Wikipedia:  “A black…
Read more

While the US has reduced its national space program to skeletal proportions—and is now picking at the bones—Russia has announced an aggressive plan to build a huge base on the Moon. During festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first…
Read more

THE LURE OF THE ETERNAL WHY: A MATTER OF CURIOUSLY ADDICTIVE SCIENTIFIC HUNGER Attention, fellow space abductees! No, I can’t prove the fact of my abduction conclusively to the satisfaction of the skeptics of the world. I can’t even remember…
Read more