There are eight planets in our solar system including Earth. So far, no life as we know it exists on any planet other than our own. Mercury Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has almost no…
In recent years astronomers have discovered that our solar system is a great deal more crowded than we imagined. In 2004 alone, a dozen new moons circling Saturn were identified. Today's…
There are eight planets in our solar system including Earth. So far, no life as we know it exists on any planet other than our own. Mercury Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has almost no…
(Encyclopedia) OceanusOceanusōsēˈənəs [key], in Greek mythology. 1 Circular stream that flows around the edge of the earth. The sun and moon rise from and descend into this stream; it is the source…
(Encyclopedia) ThothThoththŏth, tōt [key], in Egyptian religion, god of wisdom and magic. A patron of learning and of the arts, he was credited with many inventions, including writing, geometry, and…
(Encyclopedia) Philomena of Dacia, Peter, or Peter Nightingale, fl. 1291–1303, Danish astronomer and mathematician. He taught at the Univ. of Bologna (1291–92) and in Paris, and was a canon of…
(Encyclopedia) Čech, SvatoplukČech, Svatopluksväˈtôpl&oobreve;k chĕkh [key], 1846–1908, Czech poet and novelist. His strong Pan-Slavism and his love for democracy and freedom won him great…
ASTEROID IDANEAR EARTH ASTEROIDSMETEORITESKUIPER BELTFIND OUT MOREBillions of rocky lumps, called asteroids or minor planets, circle the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They occupy…
In July 2005, a team from the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a possible “tenth planet” temporarily called 2003 UB313. This most distant object so far found in our…
