Review: “Packing for Mars” (and win a copy, too!)
[/caption] What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? Is it really difficult to burp in space?…
What Is The Largest Island In The World
[/caption] If you were asked what is the largest island in the world, what would you say? Australia maybe? Greenland…
What Is The Largest Continent
[/caption] There are a few different ways to answer 'what is the largest continent'. The first is by area and…
What is Boyle’s Law
It is interesting to think that at this very moment all of us, every living terrestrial organism, are living in…
Atomic number
[/caption] Ever wonder why the periodic table of elements is organized the way it is? Why, for example, does Hydrogen…
The Northern and Southern Lights – What is an Aurora?
For many people around the world the ability to see the Aurora Borealis or Aurora Australis is a rare treat.…
What Is the Coriolis Effect
[/caption] The Coriolis effect is one of those terms that you hear used from time to time, but it never…
What is the Bakken Formation?
There has certainly been a lot of talk over the past few decades about this thing known as the “energy…
What is an Avalanche?
Have you ever noticed how the snow packs on a car windshield after a heavy snowfall? While the temperature is…
Equator
[/caption] An equator is an imaginary line that runs around the surface of a planet, perpendicular to the sphere's axis…