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What are Northern Lights and Aurora Borealis?: The Northern Lights are long, waving streamers of light, often seen in the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere during both warm and cold...
[7/18/2011] Chino, Ca. , U.S.A.
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Northern Lights, Night Sky, Northern Hemisphere, Wavering Illuminations, Aurora Borealis, Luminous Streamers, Merry Dancers
How does the Moon shine?: Even though the Moon is the brightest object in the night sky, it does not make its own light. The moon shines by the light it reflects from...
[3/21/2011]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Moon Shines, Light from Sun, Clear Night, Moons Hostile Conditions, Moon Shine, Moon, Brightest Object, Night Sky, Moon Reflects Sunlight, Moons Surface
King Vikramaditya X: Solution from a Casket: The night sky was overcast with clouds. An eerie silence prevailed. Once in a while the silence was broken either...
[2/28/2011]
CATEGORY: Funky Stories
TAGS: King Vikramaditya, Solution From a Casket, Somadev, Caskets, Dhanadutta and Dhiradutta, Lands Wealth, Howl of Jackals, Banyan Tree, Hermit, Precious Minerals
Why is Star called a body of Luminous Gas?: A star is a body of luminous gas, like the sun. But as the stars are much farther away fro m the earth than the sun, they appear to be only...
[2/11/2011]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Star called body of Luminous Gas, Body of Luminous Gas, Stars, Sizes of Stars, White Stars, Shooting Stars
Happy Green Diwali: With the Festival of Lights round the corner there is promise of fun and laughter. But in the midst of all that, do keep in mind...
[10/13/2009] Chennai , India
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Happy Green Diwali, Festival of Lights, Lighting Earthen Lamps, Sweets and Wishes, Lakshmi Pooja, Bursting of Firecrackers, Eco Friendly Diwali, Noise and Dust Pollution, Green Diwali, Light Clay Lamps, First Aid Box, Bucket of Water, Noise Free Zones
How many Stars can we see at Night?: The number of visible stars seems infinite. It may surprise you to know that even on the clearest night you can see fewer than 4,000 stars...
[3/31/2009]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Stars at Night, Count Stars, Visible Stars, Infinite, Brighter Stars, Unaided Eye, Millions of Stars, Billion Stars, Milky Way Galaxy
Cities switch off power for Earth Hour: Major cities and global landmarks have been plunged into darkness as millions of people switched off lights for an hour to protest against...
[3/28/2009] Sydney , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Cities, Switch Off Power, Earth Hour, Major Cities, Global Landmarks, Lights, Climate Change, Carbon Footprint, Save Energy, Nick Bryant, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon
What are the Northern Lights?: People in northern countries sometimes see colorful displays of flickering lights in the night sky. This colored glow is the northern lights...
[12/15/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Colorful Displays, Light in Night Sky, Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights, Sunspots, Giant Neon Light, Aurora Australis
What is a Shooting Star?: Shooting stars are bits of space matter called meteors. Billions of meteors, most of them no bigger than grains of sand...
[8/1/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Shooting Star, Shooting Stars, Bits of Space Matter, Meteors, Earths Atmosphere, Long Trail of Glowing Gas, Night Sky, Meteor, Meteorites, Meteor Flashing