The first manned expedition was in 1960 when Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard took the risk and became the first to conquer the Challenger Deep for about 30 minutes. Fifty-two years later, James Cameron seized the opportunity to dive solo into this chasm in a submarine he helped design. He sp...
Location: 08h 40m 22s (right ascension), +19° 40' 19" (declination) Also called Praesepe ("the manger" in Latin), the Beehive Cluster is one of the closest star clusters to Earth, according to Constellation Guide. With about 1,000 stars, it is also one of the most populated. In ...
The Omega Scorpiids takes place between May 23 and June 15, according to the Custer Observatory. They are divided into two showers — the North and South Omega Scorpiids, depending on which hemisphere they are seen from, and peak around June 2. Their peak rate is about five meteors per ...
and with season 10 ending on a cliff-hanger, fans are desperate for any news of a possible season 11. In the meantime, you’ll have to satisfy yourself with our list of things you didn’t know about the X-Files – the truth is right here!
Learn through an animation about the formation of the volcanic island chains like Hawaii and SamoaA computer visualization of the process by which volcanic island chains are formed. Great plumes of super-hot rock, flowing upward from Earth's mantle, have created Hawaii, Samoa, and similar islands...
7. Remembering the HMS Hood & its 1415 Crew Members About 1415 sailors lost their lives when HMS Hood sunk, leaving a void for many families. The HMS Hood Association was founded in 1975 to remember and honour the crew of HMS Hood. ...
Pisces, in astronomy, zodiacal constellation in the northern sky between Aries and Aquarius, at about 1 hour right ascension and 15° north declination. The vernal equinox, the point where the Sun’s annual apparent path takes it north of the celestial equator and from which celestial longitude...
Explore seven surprising facts about Joan of Arc, the courageous teenager who rose from obscurity to lead the French army.
TheMid-Atlantic Ridgeis a massiveunderwater mountain rangethat runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean, spanning about 16,000 km (10,000 miles) from the Arctic Ocean to near the Southern Ocean. Part of the longest mountain range on Earth, this ridge is a site ofactive seafloor spreading...
“Her ascension to the New York State Assembly allowed her to do bold steps around the issues important to working New Yorkers,” saysGlynda Carr, president and CEO of Higher Heights for America, an advocacy group focused on increasing Black women’s political representation. “When you look at...