Mars, located four planets from the Sun, features a dense core, rocky mantle and thick crust with two small moons named Phobos and Deimos orbiting close by. Mars gets its distinctive red hue from iron oxide found abundantly on its surface, taking after Ares – the Roman god of war. Origins Mars has long held…
A plant’s life cycle refers to the series of steps it undergoes in order to reproduce and grow, similar to what occurs with bryophytes, fungi and algae. Most plants begin as seeds that sprout into seedlings before eventually reaching maturity and producing flowers and fruits. Seed Seeds are miniature plants with roots, stems, and leaves…
Mercury can enter the environment via volcanoes, burning coal, oil or trash burning or from mining and processing gold. Once released into the air it can come tumbling back down via rain or sleet and pollute soil and water supplies. BepiColombo was developed by the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to explore…
An exciting new website provides diehard space fans with an incredible way to relive the moon landing as it happened. A wealth of audio recordings has long been accessible online; air-to-ground communications between controllers have also been preserved. But thousands of hours of supplementary conversations between controllers have remained unseen for decades – until now….
Cuba boasts one of the world’s most breathtaking coastlines, boasting picturesque beaches tucked between mangrove swamps and coral reefs, fringed with rugged cliffs. Cuba offers many exciting activities. You can view classic American cars, watch salsa dancing performances, dine on delicious dishes and much more. 1. The people Cubans are an outgoing people who value…
The sun god was an indomitable force that brought life and death. Temples in ancient Egypt venerated Ra as one of their main deities during the New Kingdom period; some scholars suggest that Egypt may have practiced some sort of monotheistic practice with him as its principal deity. Re was depicted as traveling across the…
In 1969, more than 500 million Americans watched on TV as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to set foot on the moon. Although Richard Nixon was President at that time, Lyndon Baines Johnson had advanced space exploration with great effort during his term in office. LBJ made significant investments in NASA…
Sky blue is a light shade of blue that closely resembles that of an open sky, often used in graphic design to convey trustworthiness and stability. Furthermore, this hue can help improve cognitive skills making it suitable for educational materials as well as mood boards. Mars appears more subdued due to sunlight passing through more…
Why the sky is blue is one of the great perennial questions posed by children aged five or under, never ceasing to fascinate. Sunlight is composed of all wavelengths evenly, but on its path towards Earth’s atmosphere it becomes scattered, with blue wavelengths being dispersed more readily than other ones. Sunlight On a sunny day,…
