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Other Notable Saturnian Moons

The other four largest moons of Saturn are Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus. Tethys is 650 mi (1,060 km) in diameter. Its surface is heavily cratered, and it has a huge, globe-girdling…

Lowest Recorded Temperatures

Below is a table of the lowest recorded temperatures in history. Vostok, Antarctica, tops the list, dropping to a bone-chilling -129 degrees in 1983. Place Date DegreesFahrenheit…

Tallest Mountains in the U.S. (14,000 Feet+)

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesMountaineering is much more than scaling the highest peak and dreaming of the next trek you’re going to take. For many, it’s a lifelong dream to climb the highest…

February 2005

WorldNepalese King Fires Government (Feb. 1): King Gyanendra also declares a state of emergency. Many of the country's politicians are placed under house arrest, phone and Internet lines are…

Ancient Chocoholics

—Holly Hartman In July 2002, an international team led by French paleontologist Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a humanlike skull that may be up to seven million years old, twice as old…

telescope

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Mirror arrangements for a reflecting telescope telescope, traditionally, a system of lenses, mirrors, or both, used to gather light from a distant object and form an image of…