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Interesting Facts About Asteroids

Asteroids are group of minor planets or lumps of rocks revolving around the sun in the asteroid belt lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers believe that there are more than 12 lacs...

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Olympus Mons74

The tallest, largest Mountain & Volcano in the Solar System – Olympus Mons

We all know that the largest and tallest volcano in the world is the Ojos del Salado (6,891 metres (22,608 ft) tall), which is a stratovolcano (is a tall, conical volcano with many layers of hardened lava,...

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Some Interesting Facts About Universe

Astronomy is very interesting and mysterious part of science. Most of the studies of the subject are about celestial bodies that have been set apart in very long distances, which could not be easily...

20 comments    universe astronomy solar system
Diagram of Solar System77

Diagram of Solar System

Want a Diagram of the Solar System?  We have two of the more popular here below.  Additionally, we have some link on the bottom to additional useful websites concerning the solar system.  Diagram of Solar...

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Will the world end in 2012?

Is the world really going to end in 2012? I’m sure that a lot of people are very curious to find out the truth about this end of the world 2012 rumor. But we can’t tell you for sure, all we can do...

65 comments    solar calendar solar system
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Unbelievable Facts About The Universe! (Miscellaneous)

Antares is about 420 million kms in diameter, which is 300 times the width of the sun. The gravitational field inside a black hole is so strong that it can swallow anything in the universe, even a passing...

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The Gas Giant66

Our Star, the Sun

The Gas Giant Burning bright as our star, the sun remains the basis for all energy sources in our solar system, including all those found on earth. As such, most find it unarguable that our sun is the most...

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simulated at LHC of the European particle physics institute, the CERN. This simulation looks at decay of a Higgs particle following a collision of two protons in the CMS experiment. (photos public domain)78

Particle Physics Up Close and Tiny

Outer space is a location of fascinating quantum effects too great in number to count. These effects seem to create subatomic particles and antiparticles from out of sheer nothingness. Once they appear, they cease to exist again instantly. The power in this operation can be put to many uses...

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WHICH IS OLDER THE EARTH OR THE SUN

WHICH IS OLDER - THE EARTH OR THE SUN? There are many theories about the origin of the solar sys

7 comments    education people book
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Viewing Meteor Showers

Meteors are rocky or metallic bodies that formed at the beginning the solar system, they are what was left over after the planets were formed. Many meteors are just material from comets that has left a trail...

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