Category: Astronomy
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The Science of Weightlessness
You might think that astronauts experience weightlessness in space because they are far from the Earth’s gravity. According to Science, gravity in orbit is still around 90% as strong as on Earth’s surface. The reason why astronauts in the International Space Station feel weightless is because they are constantly falling together with the ISS. This…
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The Martian: How Not To Die in Mars
If humanity wants to put a human settlement on Mars, NASA will need all kinds of support from the government, private sector and the general public. In the movie “The Martian,” Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded on the desolate surface of the red planet after being presumed dead. Matt must survive the harsh martian…
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Voyager 1: The Farthest Spacecraft From Earth
NASA’s Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from earth, left our solar system and makes its way into the interstellar space. While the twin probe, Voyager 2, is already within the heliosheath — the outermost level of the heliosphere in which the solar wind is stunted by the pressure of cosmic rays and interstellar gas. The…
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Black Holes Explained: From Birth to Death
Black Holes are one of the most bizarre phenomena in the Universe. Anything can fall on this mysterious extraterrestrial forces and nothing can return. This video animation thorough explain the gravity and the role it plays in the birth and death of black holes. Also see Space Weather. Specifications Infographic Design Animated Year Published …
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Space Weather
A broad understanding of space weather is necessary in order to forecast space climatic conditions and determine their impact on space-borne technological systems and human activities on Earth. The Sun is the main driver of space environment which releases a violent solar phenomena that travel across the interplanetary medium that may reach our planet. NOAA…
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