A black hole creates an inward force so powerful that not even light has the ability to escape the gravitational pull (Lerner, p. 84). ... The effect of this is called a black hole. A black hole is said to be a very rare occurrence in the known universe, and they are also one of the most mysterious phenomena that exists. Scientists are currently unable to get anywhere near a black hole to study it, number one, for the fact that it would take far too long to get to the closest one near the Earth with current technology, and number two, because time and space do not exist in a black hole, anyth...

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This damage has caused a "hole" that lets in the harmful rays of the sun. ... What is the ozone hole? The ozone hole was created by man, and currently sits over the Antarctica. ... The hole occurs over the Antarctic because of the polar winters. ... A hole in the ozone also affects the marine life. ...

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Unfortunately, scientists have recently concluded that the Ozone hole over Antarctica is three times the size of the United States and still growing (Shah, 2002). ... The ozone hole, which actually isn't a hole but a very thin layer of ozone gas over Antarctica, is caused by chlorofluorocarbons, also known as CFCs. ... Antarctica's ozone hole therefore can no longer "heal" properly or absorb enough of the sun's harmful rays, therefore increasing the dangers of genetically harmful ultraviolet radiation. ... The ozone hole isn't only affecting the biotic and abiotic...

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Each year, a large hole appears in it. It isn't an actual hole, like a hole in a pocket, but a layer getting thinner as it shows up on the satellite pictures. The "hole" is right over Antarctica, covering an area about the size of the United States. Experiments done in Antartica show that the hole in the ozone layer appears to let in twice as much ultraviolet radiation as normal, according to measurements researchers made there about two years ago. ... Scientists think that synthetic chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons are what is eating the hole in the ozone layer. ...

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When in space Cooper and his ship mates are moving near the speed of light because they are near the black hole Gargantua, They travel to multiple planets that other explorers had landed on during the Lazarus Missions in an attempt to rescue them and find a stable planet to live on. After having no success Cooper decided to enter the black hole and make Brand go to Edman's planet where he hopes she finds a new world. Cooper enters the black hole and he discovers another dimension and gathers the information he needs to save the world. ... Cooper drifts off into the black hole and is no...

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That year, scientists noticed in the atmosphere above Antarctica something they termed the "ozone hole". This wasn't a hole, per se, but instead a thinning of the ozone in that region. ... The ozone hole is a seasonal phenomenon. ...

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In 1979 scientists detected a hole in the ozone above Antarctica. It wasn't a complete hole but merely a mass decrease. Each year since, the hole has grown in size. ... A similar hole appears to be developing over the Arctic in the Northern Hemisphere. ...

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It's foreshadowing of how he's going to end up in a dark hole, or as we like to call it, jail. He doesn't seem to mind being in a dark hole at the moment. ... He's finally in the dark hole and notices the little things in life. ...

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Mina Loy's poem "Lunar Baedeker" starts by talking about the moon and referring to it as a silver Satan serving a drug in an abundant supply. Some sleep-walking adolescents are draped or covered in ridiculous clothes. The poem then darkens and is talking about preparing for a river in the underworld...

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The ozone molecule is made up of three oxygen atoms making it O3, just one more oxygen atom than an oxygen molecule (O2). Although it is made up of oxygen atoms; ozone molecules are very unstable and will easily bind to other atoms. Ozone molecules can be found in the stratosphere and troposphere la...

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What do you think of when you think of space travel or even getting into space? Most people might respond by saying something about NASA, astronauts, rockets and large space shuttles. Enthusiasts might reference science fiction novels in which propulsion drives easily lift huge spaceships from earth...

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Introduction Unsaturated flow is defined as the flow of water in that portion of the Earth that is between the water table and the land surface (Figure-1) (Izbicki, 2000). In the unsaturated zone, not all of the void (pore) space is filled with water. Instead some pores are filled with water, and...

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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory or SOHO for short is a cooperative joint effort by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The main mission of this project is to study the internal structure of the Sun, its extensive upper atmosph...

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20 February 2003 Supernovae: Spectacle or Disaster? A simplified definition of a supernova is "a rare celestial phenomenon involving the explosion of most of the material in a star, resulting in an extremely bright, short-lived object that emits vast amounts of energy," (American 381). The word ...

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The different civilizations in this section had an explanation of creation, which closed the large hole in explaining their culture and there very existence. The Winnebago Indians believe in the myth of the Earthmaker having to give man many things before he may speak. The Omaha Indians believe th...

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In 1572, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was witness to one of the most exciting cosmic phenomena known to exist -- a supernova, or gigantic stellar explosion. Little did he know that this same supernova - which now bears his name - would be so well-studied in later years that astronomers would kn...

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THE COMET NUCLEUS A comet nucleus is made of a special sort of silicate rock, called "fluffy" because it is lightweight and full of holes filled with ices made of carbon dioxide, and other frozen molecules. ...

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Man Rocks! Geology, the largest "supporter" of evolution, actually gives the theory the biggest problem. Many theories of rock formations and even the fossil record, which are based on the evolutionary model, are contradictions to the theory that they are supposed to support. The field of geology ...

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