Astronomy is the science of the celestial bodies. Examples of heavenly bodies are the sun, moon, planets, stars, galaxies, and all other objects in the universe. Astronomy may be the oldest recorded science. In 2300 BC, Chinese astronomers made their earliest recorded observations, yet the first ...

Oceanography as Viewed from Space Introduction At first thought, studying the oceans from space seems to be a bizarre idea. Space observation helps oceanographers do research with manned and unmanned space systems. The space systems can be satellites and/or space shuttles that observe various f...

The solar system was thought to have formed with the collapse of a giant gas cloud. The giant gas cloud was thought to have been spherical in shape because like everything else in the universe, it was spinning. This was probably due to the fact that the gas it was made up with came from the stars wh...

What would you think if a movie showed a human being being totally perfect and not making any mistakes throughout his/her lifetime? You probably wouldn't be satisfied with that image because you know that every body makes mistakes and no one is perfect. I have watched two movies, Arm...

The Northern Lights and Kristian Birkeland The northern lights have inspired awe and reverence in people all throughout the northern latitudes. At their most impressive, they form an immense halo of pulsating light around the pole, stretching hundreds of kilometers out into space. People in ...

I try and govern my life by this simple saying, live in the present, learn from the past and plan for the future. Enjoy the company of family as it is now, think about the moral codes that were set forth eons ago, and gain wisdom and knowledge from your future experiences. The statement above bei...

Geodesy is a scientific branch that is gaining more popularity over the years. It is still quite an unknown as far as the world of jobs go, but it is a very interesting field that should quickly grow. Geodesy is the science of mathematically determining the size and shape of the earth and the nat...

The question of how our beliefs about the world and about what is valuable influence our pursuit of knowledge is very important. Of course we know that our beliefs affect us in our every day life. They affect our actions, our interactions with people, they even affect our eating habits. If we bel...