Physical Science

A blue moon, generally, refers to a second full moon which occurs in the space of a single calendar month, although there are several varying definitions. Generally speaking, a blue moon occurs every several years, because of the way in…
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There are a few basics in choosing a telescope for a beginning astronomer, although there are many factors that go into quality and price of a telescope. As with anything else, you get what you pay for. A good telescope…
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On 20th May 1966 a partial solar eclipse was visible from where I then lived in southern England. I was aged 13 at the time, and my school class turned up for a science lesson to find the teacher hard…
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Theories of the origins of the Universe Since the beginning of human history, Man has sought to understand the world around him. The answers he has come up with over the years have been varied and only infrequently based on…
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If we saw an extra-terrestrial life form what would it look like? How different would they be from us? What if we couldn’t even perceive them? Or they, us? Or another question to ponder is this: Are humans the next…
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In November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union attempted to repeat its own success by launching the second orbital spacecraft in human history, Sputnik 2 – so named after its predecessor, Sputnik, which had been launched just a month before, drawing…
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Semiramis. Astarte. Ishtar. Eostre. Feast of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Queen of Heaven. Lady Day. Easter. This is just a sampling of some of the names the Spring Equinox is also known by. The Spring Equinox, as is…
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Astronomy is the study of stars, planets, moons and other celestial bodies, and of entire groups of heavenly objects such as solar systems and galaxies. So solar astronomy is simply the study of the sun, the word solar meaning “of…
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Copyright, Anz Epsilon, 2007(c) all rights reserved The Void Astronomers from the University of Minnesota have announced the discovery of a large void in deep space believed to be 5-10 billion light years away. This large expanse of space, which…
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Astronauts spend over half their time in space exercising. The importance of exercise in weightless gravity slows muscle and bone growth. The goal of the astronaut is to keep their muscle tone and they use a variety of methods to…
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