Today is December 21st 2012. According to some the Ancient Mayan civilization predicted today would bring about a global doomsday. This idea is gripping the world. To discuss the potential doomsday we have Kristine Larsen, Professor at the Copernican

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

Twice a year, day and night, fall into balance, lasting for nearly equal length. Known as equinoxes, Latin for equal night, they occur in March and September and along with solstices mark the changing of seasons as Earth travels around the sun. Astr

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Is it okay to have another muffin? Benny whispered to Jessie the next morning at breakfast. Here, take mine, Jessie told him. How come youre not hungry? Henry asked his sister. Jessie yawned. Im more tired than hungry. I had the worst time falling as

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It was the morning of the Dino World opening and Mr. Alden had returned, just as he had said he would. The Aldens were talking so fast their grandfather could hardly keep track of their adventures. We saw a man go down a hole in the street. Then we g

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Dr. Skyler was pacing up and down the hall outside the planetarium when the Aldens arrived. Its about time, she said, checking her watch. Half the museum is working on Dino World, and nobody pays any attention to my planetarium. The stars and planets

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After all the excitement had died down, Mr. and Mrs. Diggs cleared everyone from the dinosaur hall. Only the Aldens and Dr. Pettibone were left. Now Titus, Mrs. Diggs began. I know you must be very distracted by this terrible loss, not to mention los

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Whew! Henry said several hours later when the children finally finished moving the construction materials to the hall. Dr. Skyler wasnt kidding. That sure was a lot to clear out of there. Jessie pushed back her braid for the umpteenth time. Not to me

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STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. A planetarium is a theater with a rounded ceiling onto which images of the stars and planets are projected. Planetariums give educational shows

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Americas Oldest Planetarium Honors Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we hear new music from Coldplay. And we answer a question about Hallow

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The American Museum of Natural Historys Hayden Planetarium hosted a discussion of the future of manned space flight on March 15th. Retired Air Force General Lester Lyles was asked about the militarys interest in space: Its the high ground. Its the ul

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Still have some vacation time to burn, but tired of reading bad novels on the beach? Try a book written especially for people whod rather go to the planetarium than to Planet Hollywood. Its called The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technolo

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16 Talking About Astronomy GLOSSARY honey sweetheart; a word used when talking to loved ones to show them thatone cares * Honey, could you please take out the garbage? project assignment; the study of a particular subject for a period of time,usually

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Chicago's Adler Planetarium Honors Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin Chicagos Adler Planetarium was the first one built in the United States, in 1930. Since it opened, it has helped visitors understand the marvels of astronomy. It has mounted celebratory exhibi

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Nigeria Reaches for the Stars The Nigerian space agency complex is as ambitious and seemingly as impossible as the program itself. On 200 hectares of land, a museum and a planetarium are being built along with a complex for visiting scientists and a

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Science and technology 科学技术 How dung beetles navigate 蜣螂如何导航 Stars in their eyes 眼里有星辰 An insect that steers by the Milky Way 观天识途的昆虫 THE number of animals that navigate by the stars is small. 靠观察星辰

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For one thing, if this was just the Ebbinghaus effect, 首先,如果真是艾宾浩斯效应, then we would expect the moon illusion to disappear for pilots flying high above the clouds 那么我们应该预期月球错觉对于空中的飞行员来

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COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The launch of Shenzhou-8 and the successful docking with Tiangong-1 in outer space represented a milestone in both Chinese and international space programs, Danish space scientist and media said Thursday. Michael Linden

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China is planning to send a rover to Mars to collect samples and search for alien life within the next six years. 中国计划在未来的六年里向火星发送探测器来采集样本和探索外星生命。 Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist of the c

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Hi, may we have two tickets to the museum, please? 你好,麻烦给我两张博物馆的门票。 The museum closes in 20 minutes.Do you still want the tickets? 博物馆还有二十分钟就要关门了。你还是要买票吗? Yes, please! - An

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神探夏洛克第一季第三集_22 OK, I'll prove it. 给我时间 给我时间好吗? Give me time. Will you give me time? 十 是个小孩 'Ten...' It's a kid. 天啊 是个小孩 Oh God, it's a kid. 他说什么? 十 What did he say? Ten. 九 他在

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