Kids can uncover 15 real semi-precious gemstones and crystals with this beautifully designed dig brick, complete with chisel, brush, magnifying glass, display bottle to hold their discoveries! With its full-color identification sheet, finding gems has never been simpler! This kit contains 10 gemstones: chevron amethyst, geode, pyrite, rose quartz, gray agate, green aventurine snowflake obsidian […]
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As any stargazer knows, planets can appear quite close together in the night sky and seem to float across it more like stars do – their glow makes them easy to spot against its dark backdrop. Venus can be seen best early this month; however, as evening twilight settles it becomes harder and harder to
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Pollination is a process through which plants distribute seeds that become embedded in flowers and fruit that ultimately produce new seeds, completing the cycle for that particular plant’s lifecycle. Once a seed finds an environment suitable for its development, it begins to sprout and develop into what is known as a seedling – a young
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Apollo 13 astronauts had no inkling that their spacecraft was leaking; yet even minor issues could prove fatal as they transitioned between modules Odyssey and Aquarius. Problem was, their oxygen tank number two had exploded, rendering landing on the moon impossible. 1. Oxygen Tank Explosion At 56 hours into their mission, a problem with the
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Lions have long been revered as powerful animals. They’ve earned themselves the moniker “king of the jungle”, making them fascinating animals to study. Learn more about them with these fascinating facts about lions! Most lions live in family groups known as prides. Prides consist of related females and their cubs, along with one or two
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Spacecraft is an American rocket and spacecraft manufacturer. Their products include the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, Dragon spacecraft and Starship vehicle. Furthermore, Spacecraft is currently developing reusable rockets as well as plans to establish colonies on Mars. SpaceCraft makes website building simple for franchisors, agencies, consultants, associations and schools under their own brands
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Saturn’s beautiful rings disappear for brief periods every 29.5 years due to the planet’s axial tilt. Saturn’s inner rings are rapidly dissolving at an alarmingly rapid rate, so much so that an Olympic-sized pool rains down on its upper atmosphere every 30 minutes. Astronomers have noted this trend since the 1980s; unfortunately it’s causing the
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Director Todd Douglas Miller employs an incredible archive of footage to transport us back 50 years. It serves as an ode to America’s ambition and serves as a reminder of what can be accomplished when we set our sights high. He accomplishes this without narration, instead allowing the astronauts and their crew to communicate directly
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As sunlight passes through the atmosphere, its light becomes scattered by air molecules. Light with shorter wavelengths such as blue is dispersed more widely than other colors such as red. Rayleigh Scattering causes this effect and gives the sky its signature blue hue, particularly nearer the horizon. The Sun Light travels through Earth’s atmosphere before
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