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star cluster

(Encyclopedia) star cluster, a group of stars near each other in space and resembling each other in certain characteristics that suggest a common origin for the group. Stars in the same cluster move…

Preventing Cancer

By choosing a lifestyle that avoids certain risks, you can help protect yourself from developing cancer. Many cancers are linked to factors that you can control. Tobacco. Smoking and using…

Indy Top 5 Finishing Order + Pole, 1999

1999 SeasonNo.EventWinner2nd3rd4th5thPole1Indy 200 at WDWE. CheeverS. GoodyearJ. WardS. SharpR. BoeselS. Sharp2WorldCom 200S. GoodyearJ. WardR. BuhlB. BoatS. HarringtonG. Ray3Indianapolis…

Indy Racing League Results: 1999 Season

DateEventLocationWinner (Pos.)TimeAvg.mphPoleQual.mphJan. 24Indy 200 at WDWOrlandoEddie Cheever (13)1:41:14.800118.538S. Sharp 171.371Mar. 28WorldCom 200PhoenixScott Goodyear (3)1:56:40.052…

cobalt, chemical element

(Encyclopedia) cobalt, metallic chemical element; symbol Co; at. no. 27; at. wt. 58.9332; m.p. 1,495℃; b.p. about 2,870℃; sp. gr. 8.9 at 20℃; valence +2 or +3. Cobalt is a silver-white, lustrous,…

rainbow

(Encyclopedia) rainbow, arc showing the colors of the spectrum, violet inside and red outside, which appears when the sun shines through water droplets. It often appears while the sun is shining…