Physical Science

The issue of UFOs is potentially the most important and profound subject in the history of the human race.  For as long as mankind has been able to coherently organize his thoughts, he has wondered about his place in the…
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The Galaxy Zoo is a public science project intended to solicit amateur astronomers and members of the public to assist scientists in classifying types of galaxies around the universe. Since 2009, a second project, Galaxy Zoo 2, has been following…
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Before this question can be considered in realistic terms, the answers to two other questions need be forthcoming; Can people get to Mars alive, and once there, can they withstand the harsh environmental conditions they will be subject to? One…
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If life is found on Europa, it would hold immense implications for the future of space exploration and, for that matter, of many other aspects of human life. In particular, finding life on Europa, even primitive micro-organisms (which is most…
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The Oort Cloud is a theoretical spherical region of comets found beyond the Kuiper belt and the scattered disk (now known to exist), and stretching as much as an entire light-year away from the Sun. These comets, if they exist,…
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In mid-July 2010, scientists announced the discovery of the largest star ever, in the Tarantula Nebula: R136a1 (until a more imaginative nickname is accepted), measured at several hundred times the mass and several million times the brightness of our own Sun….
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Today, modern physics and cosmology has been able to construct what we believe is a relatively accurate model of the history of the universe to date, as well as what we believe are more or less viable guesses at what…
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The hobby of Astronomy can at times be a costly one. Telescopes can easily run into the hundreds of pounds and believe it or not there are more and more eyepieces being sold that can cost more than a small…
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If you are the owner of a tripod mounted refractor telescope then chances are you’ll need to own an erecting prism, either that or you’d better make friends with a very good chiropractor. Most refractors have their eyepieces positioned at…
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Earth’s Moon is our closest and most regular celestial companion. It is also a relatively large one – especially in the inner solar system, where only Mars has other moons, and both are very small. This makes it all the…
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