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Mars - A Miracle Planet!

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Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun , is a planet named the "Miracle Planet" . This planet is almost only desert. But something makes it special. Something which makes it a Miracle! So in this Article, we will discuss about some unknown yet amazing facts about Mars! Watch this Video about Mars, made by our KidsCast! YT Animation Makers!  As told in the Above video, Mars is classified as one of the most important planets of the Solar System. Also, scientists are researching more on this planet because of its amazing features and facts. So let us discuss these unknown yet amazing facts about the Red Planet - Mars!  Mars is known for its red color, especially its soil. This soil is of red color because of a chemical compound called Iron oxide , also called as rust  which is present in the soil of Mars.  Mars has the tallest mountain ever known to mankind, named Olympus Mons . This mountain is actually a Shield Volcano, which might still be active. A shield Volcano is a...

Transportation And Its Means! - KidsCast! Junior

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  Transportation is the way of moving people or goods from one place to another. It is important because it is used to travel to different places or send different things to different places and cities. For Example, when you travel in a car, you are using Transport and you are transporting yourself.  Means of Transport means the ways of Transporting yourself. The three Means of Transport are:  Land Transport  Water Transport Air Transport In Land Transportation, there are vehicles like Car, Jeep, Bicycle, Bus, Motorbike, and Train. While Cars, Buses, Jeeps and such vehicles are drove on roads whereas vehicles like Metro, Train and Monorail are drove on Rail.  In Water Transportation , there are vehicles like Boat, Ship and Yacht which are drove in water. Such vehicles run in water bodies like lakes, rivers, ponds, seas and oceans. In Air Transportation, there are vehicles like Aeroplane, Helicopter and Hot Air Balloon which fly in the air. Such transportation a...

Olympics - A History yet So On!

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  The Olympics or the Olympic Games were started long before most of the modern countries were established. These sport events are international and people from different countries came to participate in these events. For now you can refer to our new video on the same topic, Olympic Games!  The first ever Olympics were conducted thousands of years ago. But then they were closed permanently. But then many years ago, some people thought of starting the Olympic Games again! So these renewed Modern Olympics started in 1896.  The Olympics were actually sport events as a tournament. And there were many sport events like: Soccer, Baseball, Javelin Throw, Throw the Discus, Tennis, Shooting, Swimming and Badminton.  The next Olympics to be held will be this year in late Summer, in 2021. They were actually to be held in 2020, but due to the sudden worldwide Coronavirus emergency, these games got cancelled and were rescheduled to 2021 Olympics! People are really thrilled for ...

Disasters: Cyclone Titli - A Butterfly Name ; Dangerous Effect!

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More Like a 2012 disaster film but for real, this cyclone made havoc in Bangladesh, Andhra Pradesh, And Odisha.. making it an unforgettable experience for the inhabitants of East India.  For Years And Years India has been devastated by many cyclones making both the west and east side coasts vulnerable to cyclones. But this storm was not a mere one... Cyclone Titli was the fifth named storm to form in the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, the storm developed from a low-pressure area that formed in the Andaman Sea on October 6...  Cyclone title tore into the eastern coastal areas with a wind speed of at least 100/kph, Around 5000 electricity poles were uprooted leaving many without electricity. But The MeT reported that it had upgraded it a storm with speed of 150/kph.  IT WAS A CATEGORY 5 Cyclone. This Storm killed around 16 people, 8 in Andhra Pradesh But Not All Stories have a bad ending.  In the second week of October 2018, the cyclonic storm “Ti...

Continents! Around the Globe - KidsCast! Junior

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  Just to be cleared. KidsCast! Junior is a branch of the KidsCast, which focuses on making topics, articles and learning materials for the Kindergarten. Enjoy!  Continents are massive parts of land which are connected to each other. These continents can be mountains, deserts, islands, plains or forests! There are total 7 continents in the world. They are: Asia Africa Europe North America South America Australia Antarctica Each continent has several countries, together forming the continent . India, is in the continent of Asia. England, is in the continent of Europe. The USA, is in the continent of North America. Argentina, is in the continent of South America. Australia, is a country and a continent which includes other countries too. Egypt, is in the continent of Africa. Antarctica is the only continent with no official countries. It is just occupied by some countries for land and research. Antarctica is at the South Pole of the Earth and is very cold! There is ice everywh...

Why and How do Lunar Eclipses Occur?

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  Lunar Eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs when there is a formation of the Sun, the Earth in between which completely hides the Moon from the Sunlight from the Sun. In other words, it occurs when the moon moves into the Earth's Shadow.  In this formation, the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon. If you see the real picture of a Lunar Eclipse, you can see the Moon in red color. Now, the question arises that why does this happen? The Answer to this Question is: When the Moon enters into the complete shadow of the Earth, at the same time, a little amount of light from the Earth's sunrises and sunsets, on the disk of the planet, falls on the moon , which is completely dark due to the Earth's shadow. Because the light waves are stretched out, they appear red. Hence, when these Light Rays fall on the dark moon, the moon also appears red. Lunar Eclipses are really fascinating to see too! They look amazing from a clear sky, perhaps in open areas like terraces, gardens, beac...

NASA's Perseverance Rover has Landed on Mars!

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The latest news in space is about the Mars Landing by our very own NASA's Mars 2020 Rover ! This Landing caused the NASA's Mars 2020 mission to get successful. This Landing contained the NASA's latest rover named " Perseverance ", accompanied by a small drone type of Mars Helicopter. This rover looks like the same as shown in the above picture.  This new Mars 2020 Rover Mission will search for Ancient Life on Mars , in microbial forms. This rover contains several parts for research such as Cameras, Drilling components, storage components etc. to research and collect samples of rock and regolith (which is broken soil and rock) from Mars. This project was launched on 30th July 2020 and landed recently on 18th February 2021.  T his Rover weighs about 126 kilograms which is really heavy compared to average human weight. It is 3 meters long, and 2.7 meters wide . These dimensions make it really important for research, and it helps it to keep it stable. Mars has many ...