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The Electric Wind of Venus

Ionizing radiation from the sun tears apart water molecules to create an "electric wind" that may have stripped Venus of its oceans.


The blasted ruins of a temple in Nagasaki, Japan.

Fallout

Decades after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, scientists debate their application to modern radiation safety standards.


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India's Connection to the Stars

Documenting the astronomical beliefs of several Indian ethnic groups.


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Galilean Relativity and Galileo's Ship

How Galileo showed we aren't at the center of the universe


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The Unreality of Time

How a world without time may be possible