Top 10 Most Common Science Myths You Probably Believe.
September 1st, 2020
We all have some views based on personal experience, education, mass media, and opinion of those around us. We accept many of the ideas associated with science as a fact, although they have long been disproved.
Here are some of the most common science myths that most people believe to be true.
1. North Star is the brightest star
Polaris (North Star) is not the brightest star in the night sky, as many people believe. Approximately, it is in the 50th place in the ranking of stars by brightness. Polaris is easy to see since the Earth’s axis is almost directed at it. At night, the North Star remains in the same point and points northward all year round.
The brightest visible star (after the Sun of course) is Sirius
located in the constellation Canis Major.
2. Great Wall can be seen from space
The Great Wall is very long but is impossible to be seen from space. Even China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei
confirmed that he could not see it with the...
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