Comets are the tiny points of light found moving in the sky. A comet is a mixture of solid matter combined with gases; however, their origin is still a mystery. Comets upon coming in contact with the Sun, give rise to a tail. This tail is composed of fine particles and gases which are shot […]
• Common name : Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth, Dutch Hyacinth • Scientific name : Hyacinthusorientalis • Family : Asparagaceae • Native land : Central and Southern Turkey, North-Western Syria, Lebanon Hyacinth is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant. It is a spring flowering bulb that produces the spikes of flowers noted for their intense, often overpowering, fragrance.
• Common name : Hosta, Blue Angle, Devil’s Advocate • Scientific name : Hostabressingham blue • Family : Asparagaceae • Native land : North-East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East) Hosta is a herbaceous perennial plant. It grows from rhizomes or stolons with broad lanceolate or ovate leaves. The leaves have wide
• Common name : Horseradish • Scientific name : Armoraciarusticana • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : South-Eastern Europe and Western Asia Horseradish is a herbaceous perennial plant. It is a somewhat coarse vegetable that is grown for its pungent, fleshy roots. It has large, variably sized, dock-like, toothed, shiny, dark green leaves. It
• Common name : Pink Honeysuckle, California Honeysuckle • Scientific name : Lonicerahispidula • Family : Caprifoliaceae • Native land : California west coast of the United States Pink honeysuckle is a perennial vine shrub. It is a low-elevation woodlands shrub. It has distinctive leaves growing opposite on the stems, the uppermost pairs fuses at
Falling stars are small solid bodies that move in space and at times enter the Earth’s atmosphere. These falling stars are known as meteors. Some meteors are very small while some may weigh in tonnes. They travel in any path. At time, they appear as a dense group of stars travelling in the sky. When
The Milky Way is a galaxy. It has a vast collection of stars, planets and other heavenly bodies. It is made up of at least a 100 billion stars, as well as dust and gas. It is spiral in shape. Our solar system is a tiny part of this huge galaxy. Ancient people named it
A constellation is a group of stars arranged in a specific pattern. The pattern could resemble an animal, certain letters or some other familiar figure. The constellations were named long ago after animals, kings, queens. etc. Some of the examples are Hercules, Ursa Major, and the Great Bear. Till date, around 88 constellations have been
The Earth is a spherical planet whose surface is covered with hard rocks and soil. It is found that the Earth is composed of three layers. The outer layer is the crust. The middle layer of the Earth is mantle. It is composed of solid rock with certain portion of molten rocks called magma. The
Eclipse takes place when one heavenly body hides another, completely or partially, while rotating in the sky. Eclipse of the Sun, also known as solar eclipse, is one such event. We all know that the Sun is a stationary body, while the Earth rotates around it on an orbit. The Moon is the Earth’s natural
Our universe is huge in size. It has millions of galaxies in it. The solar system is situated in the Milky Way galaxy. It formed around 4.6 billion years ago. The solar system is a group of planets rotating around a central stationary body, called the Sun. The other members of this system include things
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. It is located in Europe. This country is spread in an area of only 0.44 sq. km. Vatican City is situated on the western side of River Tiber. It was established as an independent country in 1929. The head of the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope,
Easter is the oldest and the most important festival in Christianity. It is also the oldest Christian holiday. Easter celebrates the restoration of life to Jesus Christ after crucifixion. In Western Christianity, Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after Paschal full moon, sometime between March 22 and April 25. Easter celebration has many age-old
Hard water is water that has a large amount of minerals like salts of magnesium and calcium in it. It is formed when the water stream passes through limestone and chalk deposits made up of calcium and magnesium carbonates. When hard water is boiled, it leaves a coating of lime on the inner side of
Gladiators were a group of fighters in Ancient Rome. They were slaves who were made to fight one another during funeral ceremonies. Later on, fight between gladiators became a chief mode of amusement. Its popularity led to its use in ever more lavish and costly games. Schools of gladiators were established where people were trained