Physical Science

Venus remains a major subject of scientific interest, albeit only a minor target for unmanned space missions. Although a large number of Soviet and American probes were despatched to the planet during the Cold War, since the 1990s cash-strapped space…
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Essentially, the real size of the solar system depends on which theories you choose to accept, although the most distant known object, the dwarf planet Sedna, may travel as far as 90 billion miles from the Sun before looping back…
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Men have traveled from the Earth to the Moon, and twelve men have walked on its surface.  If a space program that provides such opportunities effects no improvements for this nation or for the world, should the U.S. continue to…
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The Moon is obviously a very familiar object to us Earthlings. It has been orbiting the Earth for longer than humans have inhabited the planet (much, much longer, if scientists are correct). Not only is the Moon familiar, but it…
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In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova from the Soviet Union became the first woman to fly in space. Prior to being trained as a Cosmonaut, her prior flight experience was that of an amateur parachute jumper. Women in the United States were…
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Our beautiful moon is the brightest heavenly body in our night sky. This milky orb has long been a thing of lore, shrouded in shadows and legends.With its mysterious phases and the effects its movements have on the Earth it…
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The selection process for becoming an astronaut is long and requires extraordinary dedication to the training process, but this is no ordinary job. It’s the chance of a lifetime. People who love science, adventure, and technology (in any order) appear…
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Although many American scientists and engineers had been interested in rocket science for some time, there was a significant increase in this interest that began at the end of World War II. In 1946, after his surrender to the United…
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In January 1958, the United States launched Explorer 1, the country’s first satellite, which operated in orbit for nearly months and did not decay enough to re-enter the atmosphere until 1970. As an attempt to reach space first in the…
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Why Movie Producers Are (mostly) Right About Extraterrestrials. There have been a lot of movies recently about aliens coming to Earth for whatever reason, usually involving attacking us. While the plots in these films may be different, they all have…
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