The laser is a device that a beam of light that is both scientifically and practically of great use because it is coherent light. The beam is produced by a process known as stimulated emission, and the word "laser" is an acronym for the phrase "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation." Light is just like radio waves in the...
During the past decade, our society has become based solely on the ability to move large amounts of information across large distances quickly. Computerization has influenced everyone?s life. The natural evolution of computers and this need for ultra-fast communications has caused a global network of interconnected computers t...
Far beyond Earth in the solar nebula lies an ice belt and beyond that lay the four Jovian planets. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jovian means "Jupiter- like" in which the rest of the jovian planets do coincide with the name. Uranus Neptune and Saturn, all carry the same traits as Jupiter. The jovian planets are large gas...
It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whether if and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses called cosmological models that try to find the answer. There are two types of models: and Steady State. However, through many observational evidences, the theory can best explain the creation of the universe...
Mercury Mercury is the eighth largest planet in our solar system, equaling roughly one-third of Earth?s size. It is also the planet closest to the sun, and is often visible with binoculars, or even the naked eye. It?s difficult to see in the twilight sky. One of Mercury?s most distinguishable features is its rugged surface, which is simil...