Physical Science

Cruithne is a comparatively near-Earth asteroid which, although it does not technically orbit the Earth, does – because of its location in the sky – seem to semi-circle the Earth in a rough horseshoe shape. However, horseshoe orbits are effectively…
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The impending cuts in scientific funding have left some of us speechless. Others of us are just simply appalled. Scientists have give the best of their years over to advancing human quality of life as well as quantity. How the…
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Sputnik 1 was the first satellite ever to reach orbit, launched by the Soviet Union from its spaceport in Kazakhstan on October 4, 1957. The launch was a major shock in the West, which had assumed it enjoyed a comfortable…
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According to the International Astronomical Union, Pluto is a “dwarf planet”: a large object that orbits the Sun, is large enough to be forced into a sphere by its own gravity, and has cleared its orbit of asteroids and meteors. The…
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Probably the one thing that happens in the science fiction movies where UFOs are involved that is really annoying is when the occupants of a car get out of their vehicle, and stand staring up into the belly of the…
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According to the Drake Equation, there should be a small but substantial number of intelligent, communicating alien civilizations dispersed throughout our own Milky Way Galaxy, as well as similar civilizations in other galaxies as well. However, we have no scientifically…
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The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), now rechristened Curiosity (NASA spacecraft usually receive new, less technical names prior to launch) is the next major rover mission bound for Mars. After it launches in 2011, it will conduct a ground mission similar to…
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As a true believer in God, I have to say this:  God made more than man, even though we have the Holy Bible, there might be more to the story than we want to really believe.  Remember in the Book…
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Astronomy is a well-represented subject among undergraduate degree programmes in the UK. If you wish to study astronomy at undergraduate level in the UK, you can do so by taking a course at a university or a college. Studying on-line…
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Reports and Documents of unsolved UFO sightings and encounters between 1986 and 1992 have now been made available on line. These reports will be fascinating reading for Ufologists all over the world. Many reports and documents covering sightings between 1986…
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