Explore Myths about Venus
Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...
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Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli was an Aztec god. The planets Venus and the feathered snake, Quetzalcoatl ...
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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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One of the volcanoes on the planet of Venus is named after the Norse goddess Sif. Most of the ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
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 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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Did you know that
the
atmosphere gets thinner as you go up in altitude?
Did you know that the lights
of the aurora come in different colors, depending on the energy of the
particles that produce the aurora?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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OoidsxOoids : Small (< 2 mm), spheroidal, layered sedimentary grains, usually composed of calcium carbonate, but sometimes made up of iron- or phosphate-based minerals.
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Research Highlights
A team of researchers from the Sea Education Association (SEA), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and the University of Hawaii (UH) has conducted a study of plastic debris in the ocean. Certain...
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