February 18, 2015 Physical Science
The influence of the Cold War on space exploration was profound and culminated in the gradual thawing of icy relationships and eventual collaboration between the two protagonists.The end of the Cold War was to lead to a new era of…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
The nature of time is a puzzle that none in physics have been able to solve. But that doesn’t stop physicists from moving ahead with their ever more exacting measurement of whatever time is—and they’re entering territory that makes the…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
It’s easy to remember the difference between stars and planets if we think of stars as gas,and planets as matter. Stars are,apparently, really gigantic hydrogen bombs which emit their own light, while a planet is one of the large solid…
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February 18, 2015 Physical Science
Madame Curie was born in 1868 as Marie Sklodowska in Warsaw Poland, the fifth child of teachers. Marie stayed in Poland until she was 24 at which time she went to study in Paris. She became a physicist and chemist…
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February 17, 2015 Physical Science
It is commonly taught that there are three basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Elements and molecules behave differently in these states based on how excited they are. In solids, the molecules vibrate, but are mainly held in…
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February 17, 2015 Physical Science
The gender of the universe: Does the universe have a gender? Which sex would it be? We humans brand everything male or female or maybe gender neutral, but what if gender extended right down from the Newtonian universe to the…
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February 17, 2015 Physical Science
Many Americans believe that America’s space program ended when the shuttle system was dismantled last year. The truth is that America is even more dedicated to having a thriving space program. 2012 will be the year when commercial space missions…
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February 17, 2015 Physical Science
Time Machines do exist. When nights light up the Star Machines of Cosmic Time, we become just a number, that if we kept adding zeros to the 1, we would run out of space. Time out there is Infinite. We…
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February 17, 2015 Physical Science
People love to fantasize about time travel; it is a basis for hundreds, if not thousands of films and books, and many people even spend thousands on trying to do it. Why? Because not only could they become unbelievably rich,…
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February 17, 2015 Physical Science
Richard P. Feynman was one of the most brilliant physicists of the past century; his work with quantum mechanics, receiving the Nobel Price in Physics in 1965. Two years before that even, he gave a series of three lectures at…
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