There’s more to your body than meets the eye! From its intricate organs to your heart beating over 100,000 times a day, the human body contains plenty of incredible details that may surprise you. Are you curious to discover mind-boggling human body facts? YouTube science channel AsapSCIENCE has got your back. Continue reading to uncover…
After landing safely in a lunar crater known as the Sea of Tranquility, astronauts Neil Armstrong ScD ’63 and Buzz Aldrin emerged from their Eagle spacecraft and proceeded to step outside their landing site with seismometers tracking every movement they made. Apollo J missions would have included longer extravehicular activities and Lunar Roving Vehicle, or…
Mercury oxide decomposes when exposed to heat, producing elemental mercury and liquid metal mercury in an orderly and balanced chemical reaction that was conducted by Antoine Lavoisier who studied chemical reactions as well as classifying substances into elements and compounds. Mercury(II) sulfide is a dense black or red crystalline solid used to produce zinc-mercuric oxide…
Light from the Sun The Sun is the engine that drives our solar system and produces enormous amounts of energy that radiates outward from its core in various forms – visible light, heat, x-rays and radio waves being among them. Since 4.5 billion years ago it has been burning with increasing intensity, and will likely…
Oceans are essential to human existence, yet also provide us with entertainment and relaxation. Fishing, diving, swimming, boating and constructing sand castles are just a few ways we enjoy exploring and exploiting them. The ocean’s characteristic blue hue can be traced to its ability to absorb red and orange wavelengths of light while reflecting back…
Rivers carry freshwater to the oceans, helping plants and animals flourish, while creating unique ecosystems where salt water mixes with freshwater. The Nile in Africa and Amazon in South America are two of the longest rivers on the planet, boasting lengths over 3,300 kilometers each. Here we will look at some fascinating facts about these…
Spacecraft are vehicles designed to travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere and explore space, such as other planets or orbits, before returning home again. Spacecraft may be either manned or unmanned. Propulsion usually comes in the form of rocket engines which use hot gases ejected out in opposite directions to change their trajectory. Definition Spacecraft refers to…
Spacecraft power systems generate, store, condition and distribute electricity for space missions of all types – ranging from launchers to interplanetary probes or the International Space Station. They must operate reliably throughout their missions. Recharging spacecraft millions of miles from Earth is impossible, so they must produce or store enough energy to last through decades…
Mars stands out in our solar system as one of its brightest planets, boasting a reddish surface dotted with craters and giant volcanoes such as Olympus Mons. Mariner space probes provided us with our first close-up images of Mars in 1965, and since then scientists have studied it carefully, uncovering evidence of past life on…
