Explore Myths about Mercury
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
One of the volcanoes on the planet of Venus is named after the Norse goddess Sif. Most of the ...
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Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...
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The ancient Mayans used the doorways and windows of their buildings to look at things in space. ...
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Ares was the Greek god of war, always acting and thinking like a warrior. Mars was identified ...
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In Hinduism, the major Indian religion, the planet Mars, called Mangala, is identified with ...
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Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
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you know that the Celtic Sun god,
Lugh,
threw a magic stone that killed Balor, the god of the underworld?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Scree slopexScree slope : An accumulation of broken rock fragments at the base of crags or mountain cliffs
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Research Highlights
Scientists have learned that microbes that live in the soil, like fungi and bacteria, don't produce more carbon dioxide when the climate is warmer. At first these microbes will produce more carbon dioxide,...
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