Physical Science

Miranda, as you might have guessed from the tittle of the article, is one of Uranus’s moons.  It’s a weird little moon, sort of like the strangest sister in an already odd family. Miranda (the moon) was named after Miranda,…
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The differences between refracting and reflecting telescopes are quite simple. A refractor style telescope is the defacto design of spotting scopes and solar telescopes, as well as for planetary and bright object viewing. A refractor is a very simple design….
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Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, has twenty-seven moons. Rather than being named for Greek or Roman mythology, the moons all take their names from the works of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Miranda is one of the most interesting…
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When humans first looked to the sky and wondered at its power, to bring light and to take it away, the science of astronomy was born. But long before the observations of the heavens came to be known as science,…
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Named after the Roman god of war, Mars looks red from Earth due to its dust iron oxide. This is why Mars has the nickname of The Red Planet. Although Mars looks nothing like Earth, it’s like the Earth’s twin….
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When an airplane takes off its wings generate lift as air flows over the wings. The wing surface curved, so air moving of the top of the wing goes faster than air flowing under the bottom of the wing which…
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As far as non-lethal self-defense products go, pepper spray is by far the most popular. Pepper spray, or OC spray is a liquid, gel, or foam that is contained in a canister and released at an attacker causing immediate discomfort….
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When we think of telescopes we conjure up familiar images of old sea dogs scanning the horizon or astronomers in hilltop observatories gazing at the stars, but what actually ARE telescopes and how do they work? A telescope is simply…
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Fresh water weighs 62 pounds a cubic foot. This is the central reason that things float. Any three dimensional object will have volume. The thinner the walls of the object and the more empty or hollow it is, the lighter…
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The Romans, many centuries ago, gave the planet its name, given in honor of their god of war, Mars. Mars is also called the Red Planet, due to its dark red color. But what makes Mars look red? Is it…
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