by d_admin | Sep 27, 2018 | Biology, Janice Willson, Nature, Physics, Science Quirkiness
The future of scientific research is in the infinite of space and in the details of the very smallest things on this planet and they are dark. Dark matter: you have probably heard the term but do you actually know what it is? Dark matter, in astronomy, are the...
by d_admin | Sep 20, 2018 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Interesting People, Janice Willson, The Night Sky
Originally the term space debris referred to the natural debris found in the Solar System such as asteroids, comets and meteors but now that term also includes manmade articles like satellites and spent rocket stages. NASA estimates that this debris field has more...
by d_admin | Sep 13, 2018 | Janice Willson, Science News, The Night Sky
In 2006 the (now) dwarf planet Pluto lost its status as a planet because it did not meet the three criteria of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Any planet that does not meet these criteria is now classified as dwarf planets. Poor Pluto. These three criteria...
by d_admin | Sep 6, 2018 | Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Janice Willson, Nature, Science Quirkiness
The world is so much weirder than we think and its bodies of water can be included in this statement. Water is clear, or not. Oceans are turquoise or blue, or sometimes grey when angry. Rivers and lakes can vary from brown to green to blue but not red or pink unless...
