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9 godz. temu · One astronomical unit (about 150 million kilometres; 93 million miles) is defined as the mean distance between the centres of the Sun and the Earth. The instantaneous distance varies by about ± 2.5 million km or 1.55 million miles as Earth moves from perihelion on ~ January 3rd to aphelion on ~ July 4th.
9 godz. temu · The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi), about 30 times the diameter of Earth. Tidal forces between Earth and the Moon have over time synchronized the Moon's orbital period (lunar month) with its rotation period at 29.5 Earth days, causing the same side of the Moon to always face Earth. . The Moon's gravitational pull – and to a ...
9 godz. temu · The distance the light from the edge of the observable universe has traveled is very close to the age of the universe times the speed of light, 13.8 billion light-years (4.2 × 10 ^ 9 pc), but this does not represent the distance at any given time because the edge of the observable universe and the Earth have since moved further apart.
1 dzień temu · A car was stolen roughly every eight minutes in the UK last year, according to DVLA figures. Some 64,087 vehicles were reported stolen - an increase of 5% on the previous year. While car thefts ...
9 godz. temu · The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, over a period of about 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.It is the most famous monument of the Giza pyramid complex, which is ...
1 dzień temu · Thank you for joining us in the Politics Hub for live coverage of today's events in the general election campaign. Polls open in 5 days and 8 hours - and the politicians will be spending every ...
1 dzień temu · Linux (/ ˈ l ɪ n ʊ k s /, LIN-uuks) is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution (distro), which includes the kernel and supporting system software and ...
