New Moon

is, “Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, "Because it is there."Well, space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked.” This quote represents John F Kennedy…

since mankind first stepped onto the moon. This event is considered one of the most important accomplishments that humanity has ever done. However, at this point some people still believe that such an event did not happen, and it was all just massive propaganda used by the United States in order to bankrupt the Soviet Union at the time. This idea about the Apollo mission being fake seems illogical. My perspective about this is that the U.S actually did land on the moon. Those who do not believe…

in the real world that simply didn’t agree with the Greek findings, such as why objects like the moon can’t be illuminated from great distances. Al-Haytham formulated that the eye is instead a receptor of light, and that light is dispersed and diffused in geometric patterns. This is one of the fascinating things about the Golden Age of Islam. It created scholars who were unwilling to simply accept new principles as the truth. Al-Haytham separated the intertwined branches of optics, but needed…

Pluto We know Pluto as the dwarf planet that had its planetary status revoked. We know it as the distant 9th planet in our solar system. We know it as the planet billions of miles away from the sun. Even though all of these facts about pluto might be right, we do not know so much about this glorious planet. Pluto is a dwarf planet that was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century. Over the years, there has been much debate over whether or not we should qualify Pluto as a planet,…

of the iconic events of the 21st century, ranked them, and compiled them into a fun list just for you! To finally discover what we have deemed to be the top seven best photos of the 21st century, just keep on reading! You might even learn something new! Number Seven: Kittens in a Basket. Also in 2011, Pakistan endured such a devastating flood that water levels were chest-high, as can be seen in this picture. Moved by his humanity, this man travelled through the water to save the kittens in this…

The moon has always been a strong symbol throughout human culture, representing mystery and time and, throughout many cultures, femininity. In The Secret Life of Bees, the moon makes many appearances, from the space program to Lily’s dreams to it’s typical position in the sky. The author uses the moon to tie the whole story together through repeated symbolism and themes, serving as one of the many motifs of the book. One of the first major uses of the Moon comes from a dream Lily has after she…

period. Building off the findings of Hipparchus, Ptolemy invented a means of predicting the movements of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars – all the while in compliance with the Earth-centered teachings of Aristotelian cosmology. Not one to avoid controversy though, Ptolemy introduced the rogue theory of epicycles – smaller circular orbits in addition to the main orbit…

The 1969 Apollo mission was spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. Neil Armstrong was the first to step on the moon. Which was a success for United States and its nation. The first is a new article from the Times of London reporting the event; the next is a speech by William Safire that president Nixon would have gave if the mission was a failure; the third is a commentary on the launching by novelist Ayn Rand; the last is a political…

ball of fire in the middle of space with smaller versions of itself all around -that can be made into shapes (constellations) when you play connect the dots with them-, surrounding the planet holding the resources to produce life along with a small moon circling the planet as it orbits around the big ball of fire that is made of Hydrogen and Helium. That little planet that can create life was populated and civilization has grown from there and the humans have come up with theories as to what…

stories. Commonly, the author’s use of nature serves a dual purpose within the story, which aids in potentially forming a wide array of interpretations for readers. In the short story Chicxulub, the narrator compares the impact he felt when he received news of his daughter being involved in a potentially fatal accident, to asteroid and meteor strikes Chicxulub and Tunguska. Chicxulub is the asteroid that struck during the age of the dinosaurs and theorized to have severely changed the climate…