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…
WHAT ARE THE GALILEAN MOONS? FIND OUT MOREThe biggest planet, Jupiter, is 11 times wider than Earth. It is made mainly of hydrogen and helium. Its rapid spin makes the clouds in its atmosphere form…
WHY ARE OBSERVATORIES LAUNCHED INTO SPACE? HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEFIND OUT MOREA spacecraft launched to observe the Sun, stars, and remote galaxies is called a space observatory. The HUBBLE SPACE…
(Encyclopedia) Oklahoma, University of, mainly at Norman, state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1892. The schools of medicine and nursing, with hospitals and a research foundation,…
(Encyclopedia) Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines “court” tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. b.c., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency…
(Encyclopedia) space probe, space vehicle carrying sophisticated instrumentation but no crew, designed to explore various aspects of the solar system (see space exploration). Unlike an artificial…
Who's Who in the Lord of the Rings From Aragorn to Ring Wraiths by Laura Hayes The Lord of the Rings is epic in scope and features a host of characters. Here are the most…
WHAT ARE SPACE STATIONS USED FOR? HOW ARE SPACE STATIONS BUILT? INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONFIND OUT MOREIn a space station, a large crewed spacecraft orbiting Earth, astronauts can live and work in…