actorBorn: 1/17/1962Birthplace: Ontario, Canada Golden Globe-winning actor known for his inane, physical comedy. In 1995, he became Hollywood's highest paid actor, earning $20 million for The…
The Milky Way, the galaxy containing our solar system, is about 100,000 light-years in diameter and about 10,000 light-years thick.
Aphelion: see Orbit.
Apogee: see Orbit…
(Encyclopedia) week, period of time shorter than the month, commonly seven days. The ancient Egyptians used a 10-day period, as did the French under the short-lived French Revolutionary calendar. In…
April 28 marks the anniversary of the world's most famous mutiny by Borgna Brunner HMS Bounty Phrases in the Pitcairnese Dialect I starten. – I'm going. Bou yo gwen? – Where are you going?…
(Encyclopedia) inclination, in astronomy, the angle of intersection between two planes, one of which is an orbital plane. The inclination of the plane of the moon's orbit is 5°9′ with respect to the…
(Encyclopedia) weight, measure of the force of gravity on a body (see gravitation). Since the weights of different bodies at the same location are proportional to their masses, weight is often used…
Apollo 11July 20 marks the anniversary of man's first walk on the moon by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco How many movies, songs, anecdotes—even clichés—have sprung from humanity's first landing on the…
