Articles in S&T Digest
The Physics of Telecommunication
Telecommunication has truly gone a long way over the past 190 years. Today, we enjoy the privileges of having a cellphone, an Internet connection, and many other telecommunication devices. But did you know that physics …
Conserving Energy
Energy can be defined as the capacity to do work. It exists in many forms such as kinetic, potential, sound, light, heat, electrical, nuclear, and chemical. Any of these forms of energy cannot be created …
Androgens and Estrogens: Their Important Roles
Hormones often play specific roles in the human body. Each hormone targets a particular group of cells and triggers certain responses. Androgens and estrogens are mainly responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in …
Other Objects in the Solar System
The solar system is a very vast place that contains countless objects. You already know that the sun is at the center of the solar system. The eight planets, including Earth, and the dwarf planets …
“Probing” the Solar System
On January 4, 1959, the former Soviet Union launched Luna 1. The probe became the first spacecraft to successfully reach the vicinity of the moon.
Since then, a number of probes have visited every planet in …
Different Missions, Different Probes
Space probes are significant tools in space exploration. These robotic spacecrafts are sent to the moon, to other planets, comets, asteroids, or other objects in the solar system to study their weather conditions and topographical …
