Explore Physics of Space Weather
Some basic concepts find applications in many, many places throughout science, especially physical ...
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Mechanics is the term used to refer to one of the main branches of the science of physics. ...
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Electricity and magnetism are two closely related and very important topics within the science ...
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The scientific field of thermal physics is concerned with heat and temperature. When we delve ...
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Atoms and the minute particles from which they are made strongly influence the nature of many ...
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Some concepts are used in many different fields of science and serve as a general purpose "toolbox" ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that scientists have found
rock eating bacteria at the bottom of the sea?
Did
you know that a high
speed wind continuously blows off the Sun,
carrying with it plasma
that interacts with planetary environments, including Earth?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
Spreading ridgexSpreading ridge : An oceanic spreading ridge is the fracture zone along the ocean bottom where molten mantle material comes to the surface, thus creating new crust.
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Research Highlights
Glaciovolcanoes, they're called, these rumbling mountains where the orange-red fire of magma meets the frozen blue of glaciers. Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which erupted recently, is but one of...
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