Astronomy
What is a Subduction Zone?
IF you don’t know anything about plate tectonics you might be wondering about what is a subduction zone. A subduction…
Geomagnetic Reversal
[/caption] Geomagnetic reversal is when the orientation of the Earth’s magnetic field becomes reversed. Thus, magnetic north and south switch…
Angular Motion
You watch something (some distance from you) move … its direction changes … that's angular motion. In other words, as…
Robots in Space
When it comes to exploring the hostile environment of space, robots have done a lot (if not most) of the…
Telescopes Open Up the Jewel Box
[/caption] Nothing in my jewelry box compares to the Kappa Crucis Cluster, also known as NGC 4755 or simply the…
Supernova 2009js… Another One Bites The Dust!
[/caption] Far away in the constellation of Aries, in a 14th magnitude barred spiral galaxy designated as NGC 918... a…
Can I Have One More #Moonwatch With You?
Gazing at the Moon seems to be universal among humans. So why not share the experience with the rest of…
Infrared Spectroscopy
[/caption] Infrared spectroscopy is spectroscopy in the infrared (IR) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is a vital part of…
Gravity Constant
[/caption] The constant of gravity, or gravity constant, has two meanings: the constant in Newton's universal law of gravitation (so…
2003 ub313
[/caption] In 2003, a celestial object was discovered, but little did astronomers know that this object, which was designated 2003ub313,…