Articles for Grade 3

Earlier this summer, a shuttle dubbed Atlas V took off for an unmanned journey to the moon, carrying with it a Lunar Robotic Satellite and a Spacecraft nicknamed LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite)....

Over the years, people have tweaked and improved almost every invention ever made. However, the humble incandescent light bulb, has seen very little change since Thomas Edison tweaked the design in 1879....

If you are in the market for an almost perfect Tyrannosaurus-Rex (T-Rex), you better book your ticket to Las Vegas. For on October 3rd, Samson, one of the World's largest, most complete fossil of this ferocious dinosaur, will be up for grabs - to the highest bidder....

Having spent his entire young life soaring around make-believe galaxies using his fold-out wings and a backpack rocket, Buzz Lightyear would have never guessed he would someday become a real Space hero, earning the honor of the longest-serving Astronaut in Space....

A new pet-craze is sweeping over Britain - No it's not a $500,000 USD dog or cat, but a tiny lizard that has an uncanny resemblance to our favorite superhero - Spiderman!...

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Last week, 26-year old Sultan Kosen was officially crowned 'The World's Tallest Man', taking over the title from China's Bao Xishun, who has held it intermittently since August 2005....

On Tuesday, September 13th, a few lucky souls were witness to a historical event - a face-off between basketball star Shaquille O'Neal and 14-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps. The sport? swimming of course!...

Eskil Ronningsbakken is a 29-year old Norwegian who practices a unique form of art - taking pictures of himself in extremely precarious situations. While others may call them crazy stunts, he likes to call his work 'expressions of art' - After seeing his latest 'creation', we are convinced that it is a bit of both!...