Physical Science

What are Black Holes? According to Einstein a black hole is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing can escape its pull after it has fallen past its event horizon. It’s gravitational pull…
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From the deteriorating mind of Captain Thomas Mantel (1948) while in pursuit of an alleged UFO: .it looks like a gigantic celestial jellyfish hanging from the sky! It is taunting me. I do not feel threatened at this point. I…
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When it comes to the UFO debate, there are some that believe that the US military is covering up the evidence that aliens have visited us. If it was true that aliens had visited the Earth, and the US military…
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The reason why seasons occur relates to the axial tilt of the Earth – that is, the degree to which the Earth is tilted at an angle as it orbits around the Sun. Because the Earth is tilted in space,…
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Life, as we know it; is life – as we know it. Doesn’t sound as far fetched as you are the only form of life in our galaxy. Our planet oceans contain life we know nothing about, its a fact….
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The James Webb Space Telescope is an infrared telescope currently under development by NASA, with assistance from the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Named after early NASA director James Webb, the telescope has been in development for…
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Beta Persei, better known as Algol or the Demon Star, is actually three stars orbiting in a trinary star system, in which, viewed from Earth, one star eclipses a second star a little less than once every three days. Because…
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It seems as though no good outer space science fiction book or movie is complete without weaving a black hole into the story line.  Black holes are so mysterious and misunderstood they allow the authors to write outrageous and exciting…
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson: The People’s Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a prominent member of America’s science community, but he is also a great teacher and speaker about learning and the sciences.  Tyson has had a varied learning carrier as…
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The existence of life beyond planet earth has been one of the most exciting questions for centuries.  By implementing imaginative ideas, scientists all over the world are trying to find an answer to this question.   Astrobiology has been looking for…
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