Explore Myths about Mercury
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Mercury was the messenger-god of Jupiter, and was the god of games, of business, and of story ...
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Mercury was popular among the gods because he was playful, innocent, and helpful. Mercury ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
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In Norse mythology, Sif was the wife of Thor, the mighty god of thunder. Sif was a very loyal ...
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Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To her perfect figure and pure features she added ...
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The ancient Mayans used the doorways and windows of their buildings as astronomical sightings, ...
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Ares was the Greek god of war, was identified with the Roman god, Mars. He always acted like ...
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In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. The planet of Mars is identified ...
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Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
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Did you know?
Do you know the difference between
meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites?
Did you know that we have discovered planets around other stars – called exoplanets?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
LithospherexLithosphere : The lithosphere is the outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle.
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Research Highlights
Daniel Wolf Savin, a senior research scientist at Columbia University's Astrophysics Laboratory, has published a paper on the research he and his colleagues have done on how stars began. In their research,...
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