Physical Science

The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of nearby galaxies which are visible from the Southern hemisphere: the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the Small Magellanic Cloud. The oldest Middle Eastern astrological writings refer to these regions of the sky, but they…
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What exactly is helium 3 and how is it created?Normal helium has 2 protons and 2 neutrons in its nucleus, giving it anatomic weight of 4. Now, if you kick out one of neutrons, you gethelium-3. This happens once in…
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NASA may have a new lease on life now that Congress has allocated more than $18 billion to fund the development of new rockets that will help the agency reach the moon. At a time when talk of spending cuts…
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The planet Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846 due to mathematical predictions by Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier. Neptune was named for the Roman god of the sea. The data was used by Johann Gottfried Galle and Louis d’Arrest…
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For a very long time after atoms were first theorized, not very much was known about them, and they were believed in theory to be the smallest particles of all. We now know that this isn’t the case. Atoms have…
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Electro-deposition, or electroplating is a common and effective solution to prevent the effects of corrosion on different sorts of metals. Basically, it is when an outer layer of elemental metal (or less commonly an alloy) is put over top of…
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Given a Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, SETI, it follows of necessity that a means of communicating with such intelligences, once discovered, ought to be available. This branch of SETI is known as Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence, CETI. If communication is…
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Earth’s Moon has captivated astronomers, artists and poets for thousands of years. The Earth’s single natural satellite has enormous symbolic history for humanity which is well documented. What is less well known is the history of the Moon itself. Now,…
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When I first walked into my Chemistry class, I remember seeing a multitude of test tubes and posters galore. Visions of blowing stuff up and making beakers overflow with dangerous chemicals danced pleasantly in my head. On one wall of…
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We are almost certainly not alone in the Universe. This is one exciting implication behind research into a ‘murky’ exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star just 20 light years away from our solar system, which, it is generally agreed, could conceivably host…
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