January 11, 2016 Physical Science
Last January’s (2008) big UFO story from Stephenville, TX caught my eye because of its uniqueness. It was the biggest multiple sighting reported in decades. The story made the headlines for a couple weeks on the major news media. What…
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January 11, 2016 Physical Science
Mars Vitals Mean orbit radius=============141,633,280 milesOrbit circumference===========889,910,224.9 milesMean orbital Velocity=========14.99 miles per secondPlanet equator radius=========2,111 milesEquatorial diameter===========4,222 milesPlanet circumference==========13,263 milesEquatorial oblate ness========.0065Surface area in miles=========55,995,844 square milesPlanet volume in miles========38,400,980,480 cubic milesPlanet volume x density=======155,239,865,345 cubic milesPlanet rotations==============1.026 Earth daysPlanet…
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January 11, 2016 Physical Science
The bizarre spatial anomaly known as a black hole was born in the mind of man as a mathematical concept, an extrapolation of what ought logically to occur in a space where the force of gravity would be such as…
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January 11, 2016 Physical Science
On July 30, 2005, the earliest discovery of a 10th planet was announced officially by Dr. Mike Brown, a planetary astronomer who worked at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Californiaan individual whose work was partially funded by NASA….
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January 11, 2016 Physical Science
Was the Apollo moon landing real or a hoax? I think you will find, if you do even the most superficial research into the stories alleging the Apollo moon landings to be a hoax, that profiteering from the sale of…
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January 9, 2016 Physical Science
Everyone appreciates the breath taking size and color of the Harvest Moon. But how did it get its name? When does it rise, and, why the spectacular color? The Harvest moon occurs when the moon is at, or closest to,…
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January 9, 2016 Physical Science
What’s all the fuss about a potential Earth-like planet scientists claim exists somewhere in another solar system? There are too many questions involved to take the discovery seriously. Among them, just consider: 1. What kind of name is Gliese 581g?…
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January 9, 2016 Physical Science
The beauty of the Northern Lights has long been a secret of the arctic regions. The very best aurora borealis viewing is in the Canadian Northwest Territories, near the magnetic north pole. Some call it the greatest light show on…
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January 9, 2016 Physical Science
A blue moon is the second full moon to occur in a single month. Of course, whether a full moon is labelled as “blue” or not actually has nothing to do with actual astronomical phenomena. The Moon follows a regular 29.5-day…
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January 9, 2016 Physical Science
In September 2010, astronomers working under the Lick-Carnegie Survey announced the discovery of the most Earth-like planet around another star yet: Gliese 581-g, one of several planets orbiting a red dwarf star about 20 light-years from the Earth. Before the…
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