The great white shark has become an icon of Hollywood due to films like Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. But there’s much more to discover about these magnificent predators beyond Hollywood depictions. Did you know that great white sharks have special organs called Ampullae of Lorenzini that enable them to detect electrical pulses of prey animals in…
Have you ever found yourself looking up on a sunny day and wondering why the sky appears blue? Turns out there’s an excellent explanation! The color of the sky is determined by how sunlight interacts with our atmosphere. Sunlight passes through air molecules, scattering in all directions with blue hues being more heavily dispersed than…
JPL launches spacecraft into orbit via launch vehicles like Soyuz or NASA’s shuttles; each one designed for specific tasks. They must generate enough thrust to counter the force of gravity pulling down on them, but to do that they require lots of fuel. How a Spacecraft is Launched Spacecraft may be efficient machines, but their…
Ireland is one of the most stunning and fascinating nations in Europe, boasting rich culture and history as well as being home to some of the greatest writers ever known to humanity. Ireland holds the record as the most successful nation in Eurovision Song Contest history, having won seven times! Additionally, Halloween originated here where…
Mars has an unusual atmosphere and features an outer crust comprised of rocks covered by an extremely thick layer of water-ice. Mars is home to Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in our solar system. Some astronomers have observed seasonal dark lines on Mars’s surface which might represent canals created by intelligent Martians – an idea…
Leopards are skilled hunters that inhabit various habitats. Not only are they strong swimmers, but leopards also use trees as protection from hyenas and other predators by dragging their prey up trees to save it from potential attacks from other predators such as hyenas. Leopards communicate through meows and purrs similar to those used by…
Engineers usually place decommissioned spacecraft into graveyard orbits to reduce the likelihood of colliding with active satellites or even other spacecraft. However, larger objects like space stations that don’t explode upon reentry are sent to a spacecraft cemetery located at Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean. What is a spacecraft cemetery? Spacecraft cemeteries are designated…
Both Voyager spacecraft are outfitted with 10 science instruments, including two cameras capable of taking detailed images of planets and their rings, magnetic fields and the interaction between light as a wave and particles. Voyager 1 returned a haunting portrait of Earth in 1990 that Carl Sagan called “Pale Blue Dot.” Since then, its data…
Ancient Greece had approximately one hundred city-states that influenced Roman society in terms of language, art, architecture and way of life. The marathon takes its name from Pheidippides, who ran 25 miles back to Athens after defeating Persian forces during wartime. The Greeks invented theatre. Additionally, they also practiced throwing their teeth for good luck!…
