Seeds contain everything needed for new plant life to take root and flourish, including wind, water and animal dispersion methods. When they find favorable environments they will germinate into new life forms. Once a tree reaches maturity, it begins producing flowers which are pollinated either by animals or wind and eventually turn into fruit that…
The Apollo missions were a series of space flights that culminates in the first human landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Around 650 million viewers worldwide witnessed Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin take their steps onto its surface for this momentous occasion. After departing Columbia, the astronauts entered Eagle and conducted three…
If asked by an average person which planet was closest to Earth, most would likely say Venus. After all, Venus comes before Mars chronologically and has an orbit that aligns it closely with most other planets in our Solar System. But is that true? A recent study suggests Mercury as being closer than all the…
Egypt is an incredible land filled with rich history. It is truly one of the world’s most intriguing nations. Egypt boasts three coastal waters: The Nile, Mediterranean and Red Seas. Ancient Egyptians believed in numerous gods, and if any were offended it could cause serious mischief. 1. It is the oldest country in the world…
Saturn boasts seven rings, which consist of icy chunks encircling it. They’re named alphabetically from A to G and average only 30 feet or meters high on average. Saturn and its moons exert gravitational pull that creates patterns known as bending waves or spiral density waves in its rings, whereby bands move closer or further…
Oliver Scott of Wombarra Our atmosphere interacts with sunlight to produce blue hued skies on Earth. Blue light scatters more readily than other colours; thus creating its distinct blue color. Sunlight contains all of the colors of the rainbow, which we can see when passing it through a prism. But when the sun is low…
Egyptian mythology boasts many powerful gods, but who is the mightiest? Ra was the sun god who would ride across the sky by day and sink his solar barge down into the underworld by night – always fighting off chaos-creating serpent Apophis! Seth is an intricate god who killed and dismembered his brother Osiris while…
Control room engineers watch closely as the spacecraft they have worked tirelessly on for months approaches the Moon. Telemetry data indicates everything is running smoothly, and landing should occur soon – then all goes silent. Five of seven Surveyor spacecraft made successful uncrewed lunar landings and collected samples, successfully exploring its surface. Surveyor 1 This…
Astrologers frequently consider the final degrees of a sign to be crucial, particularly in predictive work. I disagree with this viewpoint. Horary astrologers would likely point to Margaret Thatcher’s SA Neptune at 29deg Scorpio (chart not shown) when she announced her resignation as an example of this impactful planet in its final degree. Sign of…
