We live in an interesting time in that we have escalated our fossil fuel consumption to astronomical proportions while at the same time, have been informed on the condition of our world and the,Global Warming, that is occurring. It is rather odd that we are only given very few alternatives to our $700 billion dollar […]
Originally dubbed the Next Generation Space Telescope, what is now known today as the James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Scheduled to launch sometime in 2013, the Next Generation Space Telescope is being designed to be bigger and better than the Hubble with many more capabilities.
The James Webb […]
How smart where these “cavemen” really?
The stereotypes that surround ancient humans were that they were not intellectually developed people, hunting animals using crude means and living life wearing leaves. However, the research shows that not all cavemen were primitive.
Man has evolved a long way since he parted company from his jungle cousins, the apes. Apes […]
The Hubble Space Telescope is a telescope in orbit around the Earth. It was launched into space on April 25, 1990, and is basically a giant observatory on board a space station. Its position outside the Earth’s atmosphere provides a significant advantage over ground based telescopes as the images are not blurred by […]
At current estimates, the universe contains 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars! Backyard astronomy allows you to see some of these beautiful sites. A first telescope is always an amazing thing. You get to learn and see new things. As you read this article, discover more about buying your first telescope for backyard astronomy.
If you have never purchased a […]
Earth is unique among all known planets, ones native to our Solar System or otherwise. It is the only planet that has liquid water on the surface and is also the only world containing life. Earth is the third planet out from the Sun and is the densest and largest of the four rocky terrestrial […]
The standard basic tools in a laboratory are usually test tubes, beakers, pipettes, Bunsen burners, Petri-dishes, clamps, callipers, thermometers and microscopes. These are a laboratory must-have, regardless of how big the lab maybe. In schools science teachers teach the students to use each instrument effectively for clear-cut and precise experimentation. Without these instruments it is […]
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is named after the Roman God of war. The planet is a distinctive shade of red and is the last of the rocky terrestrial planets. Mars is substantially smaller than Earth and Venus but larger than Mercury. The planet has been the subject of intense speculation […]
On the sea floor, over 10,000 feet below us, lies a world very different from ours. The sheer depth of the sea floor ensures that few can unravel the mysteries it contains, as even catching a glimpse is no simple task! Nevertheless, man’s desire to discover and explore our world is insatiable, and we have […]
Named after the Roman Goddess of love, the planet Venus is the second furthest from the Sun. It has been referred to as Earth’s twin planet due to its remarkably similar size. Venus is also a rocky planet with a gaseous atmosphere, however it differs from Earth in a number of crucial ways.
Venus is the […]
