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Nuclear Fusion

Posted on March 15, 2020 by coreyxcas

Nuclear fusion is when two atoms combine into another atom. This is the opposite of nuclear fission, which is when an atom is split into smaller atoms. Nuclear fission is how we generate nuclear energy on earth, and is highly efficient. Nuclear fusion, however, would be even more efficient. Instead of using uranium for fission, […] Continue reading →

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Quasars

Posted on March 15, 2020 by coreyxcas

In the mid 1900’s, scientists were pointing radio telescopes toward the sun, the milky way, and other starts. In doing this they found small and extremely bright objects called Quasars. Over the next few decades, scientists had issues figuring out exactly what these objects were. It turns out that Quasars are caused by massive black […] Continue reading →

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Light and Vision

Posted on February 9, 2020 by coreyxcas

Humans can only see a limited range of all of the light that is in the universe. As learned in class, there is UV, radio, infrared, and Gamma ray waves. The light we can see is a small portion between the UV and infrared waves, but other animals rely on their ability to see light […] Continue reading →

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Voyager Golden Record

Posted on January 22, 2020 by coreyxcas

The Voyager 2 is a space probe that was launched by NASA in 1977 in order to study the outer planets. It is still traveling and is now sending back information about the outer solar system and is around 13 billion miles away from earth. There is a record inside the voyager made to display […] Continue reading →

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KING MIDAS

Posted on January 16, 2020 by coreyxcas

KING MIDAS AT LAURAL PARK AKA MIDAS PARK IN HIS HOMETOWN OF CYPRESS CALIFORNIA
MIDAS’ FAVORITE SONG CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://soundcloud.com/felicianocastellanos/oouuoo
PICTURE TAKEN BY ME
 
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