The Gregorian Calendar that we currently use was adopted on October 4, 1582. Find out how it happened.
The Gregorian Calendar that we currently use was adopted on October 4, 1582. Find out how it happened.
Find out what gives us our seasons, equinoxes, solstices and what is the difference between astronomical and meteorogical seasons.
Find out about black holes and what happens if you fall into one.
Blog with pictures of the story of that magic bean: coffee
Comets, Asteroids and Meteors visit us often but What’s the difference between these visitors often seen in the nightsky.
In September of 2008, a team of archaeologists working in the Hohle Fels cave in Germany uncovered a remarkable find: a figurine made of mammoth ivory dated to between 40,000 and 35,000 years ago. Now known as the Venus of Hohle Fels, this figurine is the oldest known representation of the human form. The exaggerated anatomy and massive breasts are a powerful depiction of being female — symbolizing the fertility goddess’ characteristics of sex and reproduction.
The Berlin Wall was a literal symbol of the iron curtain and the cold war, which divided east and west Germany. It was built in 1961 and fell in 1989.
We may have been deprived of social interaction and been stuck in our homes for the last few months, but science and exploration has continued. Launches of orbiters and rovers to the fourth rock from the Sun has definitely made 2020 the year of Mars.
The Voynich Manuscript is a mysterious book that has puzzled experts as to its true purpose. Its writing and illustration have not been deciphered.
Let’s take a trip to the planet Mercury. Use your cursor to check out its surface inside! The European and Japanese spacecraft Bepi Colombi is on its way to orbit the planet in 2025 & took amazing images.