Physical Science

Some say that the Universe is an endless place. The truth is that no one knows as yet just how vast is the Universe in which we inhabit. There is also a great deal of speculation as to if we…
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Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer that spent his life developing new tools for his trade and disproving the calculations of famed astronomers who came before him. He also botched a few calculations of his own. He spent most of…
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Space travel – it is a dream we all aspire to. Who wouldn’t want to walk on the surface of another planet and see the double sunrise of a distant world? Okay, so maybe these distant worlds are still very…
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In 2004, George W. Bush announced that humanity was going to Mars. NASA has stated that the goal is to put a man on Mars by 2037, after first completing some Moon missions by 2020. There are many hurdles to…
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If this question pertains to the planets in orbit of the Sun other than Earth, the answer to it has to be no. Mercury has no atmosphere, is too cold on one side and too hot on the other. Venus…
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The planet Uranus has some of the most fascinating physiology of the nine planets, with features such as its distinctive rings and bizarre and improbable gaseous constitution. The problem that teachers and parents of children may run into when discussing…
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Aliens or not aliens? From the moment we humans became self aware, one nagging question bugs us more than anything else: are we the only species to have developed self-awareness or there are others waiting to be discovered in the…
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It’s true! I had a close encounter with a mysterious alien spacecraft when I lived in North Hollywood in the California San Fernando Valley. I was a teenager and read the classic science fiction books by Robert Heinlein, The Red…
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Black Triangles and UFOs, Part One An examination of the origins of the mysterious UFO’s known as Black Triangles. Most UFO’s are reported to be the classic inverted saucer shape, but many other reports have seen them in much stranger…
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The bright object streaking across the night sky looks like a star has been shot from a sling shot into the unknown, but it is only an optical illusion from an observation point here on earth.  To really know what…
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