The Griffith Observatory in Southern California has been open since 1935 and since then has welcomed over 85 million visitors. But did you know they have a YouTube channel? The Griffith Observatory makes a monthly series called “Sky Report,” where they feature the visible stars, the phase of the moon, nebulae, and even meteor showers. […]
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According to mainstream space movies, spacecraft pilots struggle greatly in maneuvering their craft due to the condensed asteroids blocking their path within the asteroid belt. But are these asteroid belt depictions really accurate? As the average distance between asteroids in the asteroid belt is measured to be nearly a million kilometers, collisions are unlikely to
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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was an eighties show aired by the Public Broadcasting Service. Why was it so popular that it had to be remade? Let’s find out more about the Cosmos, and its creator, Carl Sagan. Hosted by Carl Sagan, Cosmos was the most frequently watched series on public television in the United States.
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Even before the 1800s, the Papacy has founded many observatories dedicated to astronomical science. Now, the Vatican Observatory serves as one of the oldest active research institutions in the world. The Vatican Observatory had always unified science and the Church, even before its modernization in 1891. Now, it strives to spread awareness of its existence
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When you hear Dog Days of Summer the first thing that might have popped into your head is an image of dogs laying out in the summer sun. Although, it may imply that now – originally, it didn’t have anything to do with actual dogs. The phrase Dog Days of Summer used by ancient Greeks
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NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants What connects Earth’s largest, hottest desert to its largest tropical rain forest? The Sahara Desert is a near-uninterrupted brown band of sand and scrub across the northern third of Africa. The Amazon rain forest is a dense green mass of humid jungle that covers northeast
Susan G. Finley Susan G. Finley, a native Californian, has been an employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) since January 1958, making her the longest-serving woman in NASA. Two days before Explorer 1 was launched, Finley began her career with the laboratory as a human computer, calculating rocket launch trajectories by hand. She now
Statement About Honoring American and Russian Space Heroes During the Apollo 11 Mission THE TWO MEN we hope will set foot on the moon represent all mankind. Their achievement will be the world’s achievement. It is fitting, therefore, that the first lunar explorers carry with them some recognition of the sacrifice made by other space
Indonesian man becomes instant millionaire after meteorite crashes through roof Also in this package A humble coffin maker in Indonesia became an instant millionaire – when a meteorite which was recently sold for $1.8 million (Dh6,611,760) crashed through his roof. According news reports, 33-year-old Josua Hutagalung was working next to his house when the space
Upgrading the Public Lecture Experience Apologies for the extended radio silence here at the blog. (Originally typed “radio science,” which I suppose is an encouraging sign from my subconscious.) My time and attention has been taken up by an interesting phenomenon known as “real work.” I have four papers in almost-submittable rough draft form, another
