Astronomy
Space Wallpapers
Here are some amazing space wallpapers. If you want to make one of these your computer desktop wallpaper, just click…
Mount Krakatoa
[/caption]Mount Krakatoa is a volcanic island found in Indonesia. Its most famous eruption in 1883 is one of the biggest…
God Particle
[/caption] When the media talks about the "god particle", they're really talking about a theoretical particle in physics known as…
What is Cherenkov Radiation?
Cherenkov radiation is named after the Russian physicist who first worked it out in detail, in 1934, Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov…
Composite Volcano
[/caption] Geologists have identified 3 major types of volcanoes. There's the shield volcano, formed from low viscosity lava that can…
Who Discovered Jupiter?
[/caption] Jupiter is one of the 5 planets visible with the unaided eye. That means you can go out on…
Artificial Gravity
[/caption] Have you ever noticed that astronauts float around in the space shuttle and in the International Space Station, while…
James Webb Space Telescope Begins To Take Shape
[/caption] NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is starting to come together. A major component of the telescope, the Integrated Science…
Barred Spiral Galaxy
[/caption] As its name implies, a barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a bar through the center. Hubble…