Rocky Mountain High Means Hot California Wind

Really. Glen Campbell sang, at least metaphorically, about Rocky Mountain Highs; but real high pressure weather systems in Colorado can prod...

Earth's Core is Hotter Than the Sun

Really! The Earth's core is hotter than the outer layer of the Sun. The Sun's huge boiling convection cells , in the outer visible ...

Deep space is the coldest place in the universe

Not really. The coldest place in the universe is in a cozy laboratory right here on Earth. Remember, temperature is a measure of motion. If...

Atomic nucleus weighs as much as a stadium

Really! If an atom was the size of a stadium the nucleus would be the size of a pea and it would weigh as much as the stadium. Atoms are abo...

You could put your hand in a bucket of Sun

Really. Although the surface of the Sun is about 10,000ºF (6000ºK), it's not very dense --about one ten-thousandth of the Earth's se...