February 18, 2015 Physical Science
After many trials and errors, the 1800’s brought the emergence of a brilliant invention; the first incandescent lamp. This little light has literally kept us out of the darkness and bygone days of fire, oil lamps, gas lights and candles….
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
The phenomenal discovery of a planet similar to Earth, by NASA on Monday 5th December, is truly a leap for our expectation on finding other life in the universe. However, it is currently placed outside our solar system and therefore…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
From the Greek words ‘Exo’, meaning outside and ‘Planette’ meaning wanderer, exoplanets or extrasolar planets are simply planets that exist outside our solar system. As of April 2010, four hundred and fifty three exoplanets were known to us. By June…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
Exoplanets, or Extra-solar planets are planets outside our home planet’s solar system. Our little solar system and its planets orbiting the sun are but a fraction of the heavens. There are many more planets than our little system, Mercury, Venus,…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
An exoplanet is an extra-solar planet located out of the familiar solar system that humans on planet Earth occupy. The existence of such planets outside of this solar system has been speculated on for decades, if not centuries, but wasn’t confirmed…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
Radon Symbol: Rn Atomic Number: 86 Atomic Mass: 222.0 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: minus 71.0 C (202.15 K, minus 95.8 F) Boiling Point: minus 61.8 C (211.35 K, minus 79.24 F) Number of Protons: 86 Number of Electrons:…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
John Glenn In American history, John Hershal Glenn,Jr., is one of our most prominent figures. He has lived an extraordinary life. Born in Cambridge, Ohio on July 18, 1921, John Glenn would begin an ordinary life and then grasp every…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
Introduction Solid-state 13C NMR characterization of soil and sediment samples is difficult for several reasons. Molecules in the solid state are “frozen” in a variety of different physical conformations. Since NMR gives information on the chemical environment of an atom,…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
Imaginative (and often brave) pioneers like Richard C. Hoagland and the late astronomer Dr. Tom Van Flandern argued for decades that the lunar surface is littered with evidence of ancient extraterrestrial artifacts and structures. For the most part the mainstream…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
The planet Mars is a reddish planet fourth in the order of increasing distance from the sun and it lies next to the earth. It was named after the Roman god of war, because of the ruddy, reddish appearance it…
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