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D. Vogt is a writer and historical researcher, and manager of the Canadian History channel on Helium. He is a graduate student in history, and holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in international studies and history. He lives in Prince George and conducts research in Ottawa, both in Canada.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

Politics

I know too much about ...

History

My parents always told me ...

to do something that mattered to me.

My childhood ambition ...

the first firefighter-astronaut (obviously)

Why I write ...

because it's there.

My first job ...

Computer tech

My inspiration ...

My partner, Monica

Featured article by D. Vogt

Sciences > Astronomy The Solar System: A general overview: 1 of 7

The solar system consists of our planet Earth as well as all of the other objects which orbit around our Sun - the other terrestrial or "rocky" planets (Mercury, Venus, and Mars), the asteroid belt, the gas giants and ice giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), the Kuiper Belt objects (including Pluto and Eris), and, even further out, the small, frozen comets and debris of the scattered disk and Oort cloud. Just how large this system really is has been a matter of debate. Earth is 94 million miles from the Sun; Pluto, at the farthest point in its orbit, is 4.6 billion miles, and oth...
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