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What Are Wormholes?
In physics, wormholes are a phenomena present within spacetime which acts like a shortcut. Spacetime itself is the combination of the concepts of both space and time viewed as a 2-dimensional flat plane. However, if folded over, a wormhole can be formed.It earned its name through the analogy of a worm within an apple. It is said that if the worm traverses from the apple skin to the other end of th... [Read More]
What is Lunar Maria?
Did you know that the Earth's Moon has seas on it? Actually, these are not seas but huge plains composed of basalt. Called the lunar maria or mare (pronounced as "ma-re"), these are formed from the volcanic eruptions. Also caused by meteor and comet collisions, the Moon's surface is covered of about 16 percent of the maria. Other names though similar in characteristics are the oceanus, p... [Read More]
What Is a Black Hole?
A black hole is a space within the universe in which its gravitational field is so strong nothing can escape from it. Though perceived to be hypothetical, it has a defining characteristic called the event horizon. This key feature of the black hole is described as a boundary in spacetime which does not permit any outside observer to see the events that are happening within it. Its name was alleged... [Read More]
The Flat Earth Society
Up to this day, there are people who believe that the world is flat. In particular, members of the Flat Earth Society are the ones who believe in this theory. The movement was established and led by British inventor Samuel Rowbotham. Origins of the flat Earth movementAccording to his pamphlet, which later expanded into a book entitled Earth Not A Globe, the North Pole sits on the center of a flat ... [Read More]
Humankind's Next Destination: Mission Mars
Since NASA began to explore the surface of Mars, scientists proposed that it can be the next place where humans can live. Mars Direct, a cost-efficient manned mission to Mars, was proposed in the 1980s. Mars Direct is planned to be launched in stages and has two modules. The first stage is the Earth Return Vehicle or ERV, which will be the one to convert the carbon dioxide that is present in... [Read More]
Can Life Be Supported On Mars?
Can life be sustained on Mars? This has been a very intriguing issue until scientists began to explore and make the necessary steps to find out if this is as true as it was claimed to be. Before, the questions and myths regarding this matter were endless; but today, the queries that we may have asked ourselves decades before and the myths that we almost began to believe are almost reaching a concl... [Read More]
Why Is Pluto Not a Planet?
Pluto was dropped as a planet because of the fact that it did not pass one of the major criteria made by the General Assembly of the International Assembly of Astronomers Union. Discovered in the 1930s by Clyde Tombaugh, it has a diameter of 2,400 kilometers. Charon is classified as a moon of Pluto. Pluto has 2 smaller moons, Nix and Hydra, discovered in 2005.Pluto is found in the Kuiper Bel... [Read More]
The Hollow Earth Theory
Hollow Earth is a theory in which it is believed that the earth is hollow inside and that there are inhabitants in it. This was however dismissed as pseudoscience yet it has remained in the realms of fantasy and fiction.Proponents of this theory even believe that Adolf Hitler and his followers thought of escaping to the hollow lands through the holes in the Antarctic. Several writers wrote that me... [Read More]
How Space Tourism Work
Space tourism is a novel idea that may just become a common thing in the future. With the ongoing advances in space travel technology, it would only take some time before more and more people will be able to explore the "final frontier" for themselves while on their vacation. It might be hard to believe today, but there are already people who try to advance the idea of space tourism and ... [Read More]
How to Become an Astronaut
You ask a kid what he wants to be when he grows up and you may get some "I want to be an astronaut." answers here and there. It is indeed a glamor job. You have near celebrity status, you become cool to your friends, and best of all, it is the closest thing of fulfilling your geek dreams of becoming Jean Luc Picard. But behind all that hype and glory entails a lot of hard work, dedicatio... [Read More]