Every November the region of the night sky associated with the constellation of Leo is filled with a prolific meteor shower, known as the Leonids. The Leonids generally occur each year between November 13th and […]
Compiling a list of ‘Star Trek’s Top 5 Hottest Babes’ was certainly a labor of love and one of which I undertook with great delight. After carefully reviewing countless photos of the most gorgeous, smart, […]
In the Northern Hemisphere, Polaris (The North Star) is used to determine the direction of north, as well as our position on the Earth’s surface measured along a line running north to south called latitude. […]
Polaris (The North Star) is located in the constellation of Ursa Minor and can be used to either measure time, or tell the time within 30 minutes of accuracy. Locating Polaris The star Polaris lies just […]
Yajnavalkya (9th century BC): “The sun strings these worlds – the earth, the planets, the atmosphere – to himself on a thread.” Homer (8th century BC): ” The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie […]
Over the years archaeologists have been discovering greater numbers of ancient lenses, and historians finding more and more references to their use in ancient times. It is therefore inevitable that scientists would ask whether these […]
Time is perhaps the greatest mystery of all and is deeply wrapped up in our conscious experience of things. Since antiquity, time has naturally attracted the interest of philosophers and scientists determined to understand and […]
Of all the strange objects that exist in the Universe, black holes are without doubt the strangest. Before 1971, black holes were believed to be purely theoretical phenomena, but this perception was radically altered after […]
Each December, stargazers are treated to the year’s grand finale meteor shower known as the Geminids. This dazzling two week spectacle is one of the 10 biggest annual meteor showers, and considered one of the […]
Each year in November, a spectacular meteor shower known as The Leonids lights up the night sky in that region of the celestial heavens associated with the constellation Leo. Here are some fun facts on […]
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