Physical Science

Perhaps the most crucial answer to the question of whether there could be life on other planets is: “Can humanity’s comprehension be expansive enough to recognize life forms for which we have no definition?”  That will be determined as we…
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A very long trip indeed. How long, depends on your perspective. From a mathematical point of view, according to space.com the Moon is about 384,403km (240,252 miles) from Earth. Travelling in a car at 60mph, it would take over 166…
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In 1958 the National Aeronautic Space Administration, or NASA came into being and the space race began in earnest. The astronauts of choice were test pilots with the qualifications of 1000 hours flight time in jets and a minimum college…
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Tunguska As the anniversary of one hundred years approaches, a re-examination of the events of 1908 in the Tunguska region of Siberia may once again raise questions as to what occurred there in June of that year. Many explanations have…
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Galileo Galilei is an Italian scientist who was born in 1564. He made a number of discoveries and inventions including the forerunner of the modern thermometer and understanding nature using mathematics as the underlining tool. This lead to the modern…
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Amateur astronomers around the world search through their telescopes night after night, hoping to spot a new astronomical object which has not already been charted. Dedicated surveys map tiny parts of the sky in excruciating detail. If an anomaly shows…
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The periodic table is one of the most well-known systems in chemistry and is used to classify the known elements. It is commonly used in chemical engineering, physics, biology and other hard sciences. Even though it is in widespread use,…
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The Lunar Quest Program (LQP) is a Moon exploration strategic plan whose goals are to conduct lunar science missions and research to address prioritized science objectives. LQP plans to develop small-medium satellites and possibly lunar surface missions.  LQP main goals…
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Mood rings are fads as every intelligent teenager knows but they are fun and are good conversation starters and are relatively inexpensive. What’s the harm? There is none if their use is clearly understood. In fact, just learning how they…
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Diesel fuel emissions are damaging to the environment, as are other exhaust fumes. Since our environment is being compromised by such exhausts, tests have been done to see which of the two diesel fuels, diesel and bio-diesel, are more harmful….
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