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Earth is estimated to have formed around 4 5 billion years ago almost one third of the age of the universe through accretion from the solar nebula
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Earth is estimated to have formed around 4 5 billion years ago almost one third of the age of the universe through accretion from the solar nebula
Earth's Formation: A Journey Through Time The Earth, our home and the cradle of life, holds a…
Elizabeth Marshall
Elizabeth Marshall
February 02, 2024
2 min
Evidence suggests venus was once an ocean world like earth but became too hot to keep its oceans
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Evidence suggests venus was once an ocean world like earth but became too hot to keep its oceans
Evidence suggests Venus was once an ocean world like Earth but became too hot to keep its oceans…
Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallace
February 02, 2024
2 min
Half of mercury has never been seen so there s a whole lot more to discover
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Half of mercury has never been seen so there s a whole lot more to discover
Half of Mercury has never been seen, so there's a whole lot more to discover. Mercury, the smallest…
Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallace
February 02, 2024
2 min
Every one and a half years one total eclipse happens
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Every one and a half years one total eclipse happens
Every one and a half years, one total eclipse happens. Image Source: spaceplace.nasa.gov Have you…
Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallace
February 02, 2024
1 min
For years it was believed that earth was the only planet in our solar system with liquid water more recently nasa revealed its strongest evidence yet that there is intermittent running water on mars too
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For years it was believed that earth was the only planet in our solar system with liquid water more recently nasa revealed its strongest evidence yet that there is intermittent running water on mars too
For years it was believed that Earth was the only planet in our solar system with liquid water. More…
Dana Jordan
Dana Jordan
February 02, 2024
2 min
If you line up all the viruses on earth from end to end they will stretch out around 100 million light years it s the same distance from earth to the edge of the visible universe
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If you line up all the viruses on earth from end to end they will stretch out around 100 million light years it s the same distance from earth to the edge of the visible universe
If you line up all the viruses on Earth from end to end, they will stretch out around 100 million…
Elizabeth Marshall
Elizabeth Marshall
February 02, 2024
2 min
If you could fly a plane to pluto the trip would take you 9 years 5 months and 25 days
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If you could fly a plane to pluto the trip would take you 9 years 5 months and 25 days
If you could fly a plane to Pluto, the trip would take you 9 years, 5 months and 25 days. Did you…
Dana Jordan
Dana Jordan
February 02, 2024
2 min
If you drove at 60 mph from earth to space you would reach it in about 1 hour if you drove to the moon at the same speed you would get there in less than 6 months or the equivalent of 10 times around the earth
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If you drove at 60 mph from earth to space you would reach it in about 1 hour if you drove to the moon at the same speed you would get there in less than 6 months or the equivalent of 10 times around the earth
If you drove at 60 mph from Earth to space, you would reach it in about 1 hour. Have you ever…
Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallace
February 02, 2024
2 min
In 1783 uranus was accepted as a new planet and its discoverer william herschel wanted to name it georgium sidus after king george iii the planet s other observer astronomer johann elert bode suggested uranus the greek god of the sky
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In 1783 uranus was accepted as a new planet and its discoverer william herschel wanted to name it georgium sidus after king george iii the planet s other observer astronomer johann elert bode suggested uranus the greek god of the sky
In 1783 Uranus was accepted as a new planet, and its discoverer, William Herschel, wanted to name it…
Elizabeth Marshall
Elizabeth Marshall
February 02, 2024
2 min
In 2006 pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet after 76 years classified as the outermost planet in our solar system since its discovery in 1930
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In 2006 pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet after 76 years classified as the outermost planet in our solar system since its discovery in 1930
In 2006, Pluto: The Rise and Fall of the Outermost Planet In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh made a remarkable…
Elizabeth Marshall
Elizabeth Marshall
February 02, 2024
1 min
In 2011 neptune completed the first orbit of the sun since its discovery 165 years before in 1846
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In 2011 neptune completed the first orbit of the sun since its discovery 165 years before in 1846
In 2011 Neptune completed the first orbit of the Sun since its discovery 165 years before in 184…
Dana Jordan
Dana Jordan
February 02, 2024
2 min
In 1789 the newly discovered radioactive element uranium was named after uranus 8 years after its own discovery
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In 1789 the newly discovered radioactive element uranium was named after uranus 8 years after its own discovery
Uranium: A Name Inspired by the Planet Uranus In the year 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered a…
Elizabeth Marshall
Elizabeth Marshall
February 02, 2024
1 min
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