Astronomy
Baryon
[/caption] Particles made up of three quarks are called baryons; the two best known baryons are the proton (made up…
What is Alpha Radiation?
Alpha radiation is another name for the alpha particles emitted in the type of radioactive decay called alpha decay. Alpha…
Sirius B
[/caption] Sirius B is the name of the fainter, smaller, less massive star in the Sirius binary system (the brighter,…
When Was Saturn Discovered
[/caption] Saturn was one of the five planets visible to the naked eye that have been known to exist for…
How Far Away is Pluto From the Sun?
[/caption] How far away is Pluto from the Sun? Pluto's average distance from the Sun is 5.9 billion km or…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – November 13-15, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's a dark sky weekend and for many of us, the weather scene is improving greatly. Are…
Unusual Massive White Dwarf Stars Have Oxygen Atmospheres
White dwarfs are strange stars, but researchers recently discovered two of the strangest yet. However, these two oddballs are a…
Microwave Radiation
In the microwave in your kitchen, food gets cooked (or heated) by absorbing microwave radiation, which is electromagnetic radiation between…
Nereid
[/caption] Nereid is the name given to the third largest of Neptune's moons, and the second to have been discovered…
Parallel Universe
[/caption] To some extent, 'parallel universe' is self-referential … there are parallel meanings of the very term! The two most…