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Tide-y facts about the Moons effect on the Oceans.
- The gravitational force of the moon may be only 1 ten millionth that of the Earth but when you combine it with other forces, like that of Earth’s centrifugal force (the force created by the Earth…
10 Stunning pictures of the Earth at night.
Nasa have just released some pictures of the Erath from space at night time and they are stunning!
The Story of Pluto.
Everyone knows of Pluto’s demotion in 2006 from a planet to a dwarf planet, but this might be about to change. There has been hot debate about Pluto’s status in the solar system and it could well b…
15 Awesome St Patrick’s Day Facts.
Saint Patrick would have had to put up with being pinched. His colour was a very pale blue called “Saint Patrick’s Blue”. The colour green only became associated with the feast day after the Irish…
Ridiculous Names for Serious Space Equipment
Ridiculous Names for Serious Space Equipment
Camino de Santiago – Following the milky way
The Camino de Santiago – also known as the Way of St. James in English – is the name of any of the pilgrimage routes which travel to the shrine of the apostle St. James in the Cathedral of Santiago…
NASA Scientists Make a Romantic Discovery in Time for Valentine’s Day.
Scientists made the perfect discovery just in time for Valentine’s day. There is a planet that lies 370 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Hercules that has a very strange effect on its p…
Top 10 weird things sent into space.
These Lego figures were sent up in August 2015 for a mission orbiting the Planet Jupiter. The figures portray the Roman god Jupiter and his wife, the goddess Juno, and famous astronomer Galileo Gal…
Should you name a star for Valentine’s Day?
Nowadays it’s very difficult to think of something a bit different to get for your other half; the cliché of buying roses, chocolates and jewellery just seems to be a bit, well, old. These gifts mi…
Cute Valentine’s Day Ideas
5)Watch old Hollywood films. Don’t bother with modern rom-coms and see romance how it’s meant to be done! Check out “Casablanca”, “Gone with the Wind” and “An Officer and A Gentleman”