Monthly Archives: July 2011

News: Earth’s newest (and only) trojan asteroid discovered!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by physcarl

Each planet that orbits our Sun has 5 points in space around its orbit where something special occurs. An object placed at one of these points, called Lagrangian points, remains at the point. This is due to the gravitational pulls of … Continue reading →

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News: Hopeful Higgs Hint at Tevatron and the Large Hadron Collider

Posted on July 26, 2011 by physcarl

A hint of a particle that may or may not be the long sought after Higgs boson has been found in the data from two different experiments on different continents. The Large Hadron Collider on the French-Swiss border and the … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to the Solar System (Part 5)

Posted on July 24, 2011 by physcarl

Carl introduces you to the planets, asteroids and dwarf planets that make up our solar system and that have surprised us with their unexpected properties and beauty since we sent eyes to visit them… Depending on when you went to … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to the Solar System (Part 4)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by physcarl

Carl introduces you to the planets, asteroids and dwarf planets that make up our solar system and that have surprised us with their unexpected properties and beauty since we sent eyes to visit them… Depending on when you went to … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to the Solar System (Part 3)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by physcarl

Carl introduces you to the planets, asteroids and dwarf planets that make up our solar system and that have surprised us with their unexpected properties and beauty since we sent eyes to visit them… Depending on when you went to … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to the Solar System (Part 2)

Posted on July 1, 2011 by physcarl

Carl introduces you to the planets, asteroids and dwarf planets that make up our solar system and that have surprised us with their unexpected properties and beauty since we sent eyes to visit them… Depending on when you went to … Continue reading →

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