Posts Tagged ‘CFC Blog’
Mars
Mars, also called ‘The Red Planet’ due to the iron oxide dust coating its surface, is one of the most well-known planets in our galaxy.
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Composed of 281 stars, Centaurus is the constellation with the most stars visible from Earth without the use of a telescope.
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Every 29.5 days, the moon completes its lunar phase cycle. This means that in the time frame of less than a month, it wanes to nothing, then waxes to full again.
Read MoreTerraforming
In our solar system, Earth is the only planet capable of supporting life. However, someday, that could change.
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Ever since 1988, satellites have been detecting radio signals from outer space, which could be coming from as far away as 15,000 light years.
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Earth is the only known planet capable of sustaining life. It has three oceans, seven continents, fifty seas, one hundred ninety-five countries, fifty-eight million square miles of land, and a population of just over eight billion.
Read MoreEclipse
Were you able to see the eclipse this week? If so, it was pretty spectacular! A once in a lifetime experience for many people.
Read MoreRings
Four planets in our solar system have rings including Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, but the most famous is undoubtedly Saturn.
Read MoreMoon
As the Earth’s only natural satellite, the moon takes 27.3 days to complete its orbit and 29.5 days to complete its waxing and waning cycle.
Read MoreAliens
Aliens. Do they exist?
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