Explore Myths about Venus
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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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Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli was an Aztec god whose symbols were the planet Venus and the feathered ...
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The ancient Mayans used the doorways and windows of their buildings as astronomical sightings, ...
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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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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
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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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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?
James Clerk Maxwell developed a system of equations that is fundamental to an area of physics – do you know what equations there are?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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MohoxMoho : The boundary between the crust and the mantle in the earth. This is a depth where seismic waves change velocity and there is also a change in chemical composition. Also termed the Mohorovicic' discontinuity after the Croatian seismologist Andrija Moh
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Research Highlights
Conservation efforts to protect endangered corals in the Caribbean focus on the areas that have the largest variety of species. Ann Budd of the University of Iowa and John Pandolfi of the University of...
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