A Layer In the Atmosphere: The ozone layer is a part of the earth's atmosphere, which is the thick layer of gases that surround the earth. Ozone molecules are made up of three oxygen atoms that are bonded toget
We live in a ‘throwaway culture‘, where many of our things aren’t built to last. Each year, every house in the UK produces about1 tonne of waste– that’s about the same weight as agreat white shark! What’s worse, is that60%of what we throw away, is actuallyrecyclable! That’...
The ET is covered with a 1-inch (2.5 cm) thick layer of spray-on, polyisocyanurate foam insulation. The insulation keeps the fuels cold, protects the fuel from heat that builds up on the ET skin in flight, and minimizes ice formation. When Columbia launched in 2003, pieces of the insula...
This final layer of the sun extends several million miles or kilometers outward from the other spheres. The corona can be seen best during a solar eclipse and in X-ray images of the sun. The temperature of the corona averages 2 million degrees Kelvin. Although no one is sure why the co...
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But there is a downside. Too much humidity, above around 50%, can actually be detrimental and contribute to growth of mold and bacteria. Using heating appliances and fireplaces can suck out the humidity from the air. This can greatly dry up the atmosphere in your house. Dry air can give ...
“If I get a chill just sitting, I get up and stir around; the movement not only warms me up but also stirs the heat in the house. Children are great when playing; they stir the air around.” “Don’t just sit around. Stay active to keep your blood from ‘thickinin.’ Exercise...
As part of a £30m investment in better urban connectivity, thecity of Manchesteris testing an AI traffic lights system. The city is installing a network of edge devices for collecting real-time road data on each junction and plans to use 5G technology for dispatching data to the cloud for...
This is like a new earth, and it brings us back to the old days." people dont sigh. Yes, the moon has now and once the earth is almost the same as the air around the moon, the moons gravity, and thick atmosphere around the moon, everything seemed to go back to the once upon ...
The core of a star reaches temperatures—energy levels, really—we don't see anywhere else outside fusion reactors. The visible surface layer of the Sun, called the photosphere, is a toasty 5,800 Kelvin (about 5,600 Celsius, or 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit). But the average temperature of...