[ad_1] April’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes — and cosmic chance. The moon will be extra close to Earth, providing a long and intense period of darkness, and the sun should be more active with the potential for dramatic bursts of plasma. Then there’s totality’s densely populated […]
[ad_1] Beyond the asteroid belt lies a realm vastly different from the rocky inner planets we call our home planet. Among the four planets known as the four outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are colossal gas giants with distinct characteristics and features that continue to captivate our imagination. Composed primarily of hydrogen and […]
[ad_1] Each planet in our solar system is unique, but they all have a few things in common, too. For example, every planet has a north and a south pole. These points are in the center of the planet at its ends. A planet’s axis is an imaginary line that runs through the center of […]
[ad_1] In Washington, D.C., federal lawmakers from both parties are debating ways to make it easier to build wind turbines, solar panels and transmission lines at a fast enough clip to meet growing demand, reverse the nationwide trend toward worse blackouts and offer a serious enough alternative to fossil fuels to bend the curve on […]