Neptune is the eight and farthest planet from the Sun. It is considered to be fourth largest planet by diameter and the third largest when it comes to mass. Neptune was identified after the Roman god of the sea, who is the counterpart of Poseidon and has the astronomical sign of the god’s trident.
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Until now, there are many speculations and theories raised concerning how the world began. Influential scientists made many attempts to explain the phenomenon. The church also has something to say regarding the history of the universe. The history of the universe is unknown and the only thing that the people can do is to rely [...]
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What is a Shooting Star.
A shooting star is another name for a meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere. In other way we can say that a shooting star is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere. A shooting star is also broken [...]
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When we see planet Mars from our earth it appears to be Red. For most of the planets, the red layer only covers a couple of millimeters & at its deepest, two meters. The red color comes from various oxides of iron in very, very fine particles, and trace amounts of other elements including titanium, [...]
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Perhaps one of the most well-known planets and subject to countless of studies and researches, Planet Mars have been associated with countless sayings such as…â€Men are from Mars, Women From Venus†and “There Is Life On Planet Marsâ€, among the many. The planet is the 4th from the Sun and 7th largest planet in the [...]
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According to biblical fanatics, it is said that there is life in Mars. However there are also scientific explanations that also believe the possibilities that life in mars do exists. Back in the year 2005, rovers and Martian proves about some discoveries. Areas containing waters are found in the place, they also discover some of [...]
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Brilliant flashes of light in the solar atmosphere, lasting less than an hour, or even perhaps only a few seconds, are called Solar Flares. The brightest are visible in white light, but they are easier to see in the light of hydrogen or calcium lines. A flare is a highly concentrated, explosive release of energy, [...]
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The sun is a typical star which is about 150 million km away from the Earth. Solar ennergy provides virtually all the heat & light which are received by our planets & it therefore sustains every living entity. The character of our own environment is strongly influenced by solar radiation which has been a major [...]
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The Sun & major nine planets are the main bodies of our Solar System. In order of increasing distance from the Sun these are Mercury, Venus, earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Nepyune & Pluto. Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781 during a review of the entire sky which was so systematic as to be [...]
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Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the solar system. It orbits the Sun once every 88 days. When viewed from our planet; Earth and is bright and range between?2.0 to 5.5 in what is known as apparent magnitude. However, it is not as easily spotted due to the fact that its greatest angular [...]
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