Physical Science

WD 0806-661 B may not replace Florida or Hawaii as getaway hotspots for vacation-seeking Americans, but it could be one of the galaxy’s most unusual hotspots. Although astronomers have recently discovered Earth-like planets during deep space observations, WD 0806-661 B…
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Vostok 1 (roughly translated as East 1 or Orient 1) was the very first human spaceflight. Launched on April 12, 1961 by the former Soviet Union from the Baikonir Cosmodrome, the craft was piloted by Yuri Gagarin. This historic event…
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There is a lot of controversy among scientists about whether or not life exists on other planets. Life as we know it, would be one of the most fantastic discoveries should we find a planet that has those rare combinations…
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Many people fail to realize that astronomical objects such as the Earth or Sun should have their first letter capitalized. The most plain and obvious reason is that both of those words are proper nouns, and proper nouns should be…
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As orbiting telescopes continue to discover and catalog new worlds, a team of scientists has published a study describing two methods of determining which planets may be the “most liveable.” The habitability, for purposes of the study, is determined on…
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Since WWII, Soviet and Russian foreign policies have had a serious concern with relations of the United States. History has it that during the post-WWII era the United States emerged as an “ultimate guarantor of European security against attack from…
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If the western world was shocked in April 1961 on hearing the news of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin being sent into Earth orbit, thereby becoming the first man in space, then four months later it would be both shocked and…
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NASA archaeologist Tom Sever and scientist Dan Irwin of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, along with William Saturno, an archaeologist from the University of New Hampshire, are using remote sensing technologies to locate Mayan ruins in the rain…
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The home and launch site for all of the shuttles is at the Kennedy Space Center. Therefore, when shuttles land at other locations, such as Edward’s Air Force Base in California; they eventually have to go back to the Space…
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Are UFOs real? Yes. UFOs do exist. Are they alien space-craft, are they intergalactic machines that carry their cargo and crew throughout the galaxy? I have no idea, but my interactions have led me to believe: no. As a child…
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