Physical Science

GALACTIC SCALES Remember the old trick of filling the bucket with water, then turning it quickly in a circle up and over our head, while the water did not spill? This is how gravity works. The gravitational effect of us…
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Perhaps nothing in the entire lexicon of actual science invokes more vivid futuristic images than the term antimatter. After all, antimatter was the fuel of choice for all of Starfleet Command and the Starship Enterprise in particular. In the new…
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Do you think micro black holes, or quantum mechanical black holes, are a thing of science-fiction?  Think again. A new study by a group of scientists suggests that micro black holes pass through Earth every single day.  Don’t panic just…
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The Large Hadron Collider, in my opinion, will not and does not have the potential to destroy the Earth. The project is backed by many people, and a good number of these people are scientists who have experience and knowledge…
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On Aug. 18, 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered the largest and innermost of Mars’ two natural satellites, Phobos.  Phobos was named after the Greek God of fear, who was also the son of Ares (Mars). There have been quite a…
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Ceres: The Largest Asteroid and the Smallest Dwarf Planet The dwarf planet Ceres, which was discovered by astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801, is the largest body in the asteroid belt located between Jupiter and Mars. It takes its name from…
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Phobos is one of the two moons which orbits around Mars in the Solar System. Phobos is the larger of the two moons to orbit Mars and was discovered 6 days after its little brother Deimos. Phobos is approximately double the…
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Libra is a unique constellation in the zodiac that displays an inanimate object which is the scales. There are 12 constellations of stars that make up the zodiac and Libra is one of them. In astrological lore, Virgo is a…
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From January until April each year the night sky lacks any significant meteor activity. A strong meteor shower can be a spectacular sight in which numerous shooting stars appear to fall to Earth. The Lyrid meteor shower is an erratic…
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Behind everything that happens around us lie principles that were discovered centuries ago. As human knowledge reaches its peek, almost every action has a scientific explanation just to satisfy man’s curiosity. These principles are then applied in everyday life to…
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