Physical Science

The super perigee moon is quite an amazing sight. According to NASA a super perigee moon occurs because of the elliptical nature of the moon’s orbit. On the perigee side, the moon is 50,000 km closer to Earth than on…
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Theories, by their semantic nature, are explanations which are supported by observable facts, but lack an admitted, absolute certainty. This is the strength of any theory, its honesty, and also its inherent, attackable weakness, which allows opposing views, whether those…
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Io is a large, rocky, active Moon orbiting the planet Jupiter. It’s the innermost of Jupiter’s large Moons (the Galilean Moons) at a distance of 220,000 miles (422,000 km). Io is very close in size to the Earth’s Moon with…
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MESSENGER is a scientific mission intended to explore Mercury (the least explored of the terrestrial rocky planets). Understanding Mercury is crucial to understanding the formation and evolution of the inner planets. Before MESSENGER, Mercury had been the only inner rocky…
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While contemplating alien species and humans interactions, I like to think of the relationship modern researchers have with unique creatures. Lets say a team of researchers found a small island with a new creature on it, lets say it’s some…
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Apart from any divine intervention there are three major theories as to how the moon was created. Considering how long ago the formation of the moon occurred there is no way to know for certain or to test which theory…
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I have read the other articles on this topic and some have good information and others just are out to lunch. Let us start with the man who enabled us to fly Bernoulli. I will summarize his principle which is…
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Abracadabra – this molecule is now an atom! Next, I will make an elephant disappear! Molecules are comprised of atoms. We can remove atoms from molecules. However, the function is not “change;” it is “reduction.” We cannot change a water…
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Have you ever looked through one of those astronomy magazines at a newsstand and wondered how those guys took those wonderful looking pictures? Did you assume that they all came from the Hubble Telescope? They didn’t. For over a hundred…
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There are several measurements essential for understanding electricity, including current (or amps), voltage, and resistance. With respect to the first two of these, the basic difference between amps and volts is that amps (or amperes) are used to measure the…
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