Australia is an incredible land full of beauty – stunning beaches, modern cities and amazing natural landscapes are just some of its attractions. Home to everything from kangaroos and koalas, there’s much more than meets the eye when exploring this continent! From weird laws and animals, to fun trivia facts about Australia, these intriguing Australian…
Space Craft Manufacturing of West-Central Missouri creates fully customized luxury fifth wheel trailers. Their anything-is-possible attitude allows the company to fully tailor each unit so it reflects each owner’s lifestyle and preferences. RV manufacturer that manufactures 57-foot trailers. Their impressive RVs make quite an impression. Customization Space Craft Manufacturing of Missouri offers customized RV trailers…
Property developer Greg Lach has dedicated much of his free time and attention to restoring images from Apollo missions using modern photographic restoration techniques, giving new life to these historic photographs. Photo 5903 features the iconic “Man on the Moon” image of Buzz Aldrin descending the Lunar Module ladder. This picture has been color balanced…
Our atmosphere contains molecules like N2 and O2, which scatter more blue light. Seasonal fluctuations alter its hue, with higher altitudes producing less air to scatter it. Discover more about the history and science of blue skies with this special edition of Why is the sky blue. The Sun The Sun provides us with all…
Mercury, our closest planet to the Sun, features heavily cratered surfaces with an abundant iron core. Astronomers were once uncertain as to whether Mercury was tidally locked; one side always faces toward the Sun like our Moon does. There has been evidence of volcanoes on Mercury but none like those found here on Earth. How…
Japan is home to some amazing and unusual items – non-melting ice cream, square watermelons and sea mail are just a few examples. This country excels at mixing ancient history and traditions with modern technology and innovations. Cool Japan seeks to promote aspects of Japanese culture abroad to enhance its image and increase tourism. Read…
There’s much to discover about your body – from knowing that your eyes blink 20 times per minute to understanding that earwax is actually an outpour of sweat. Humans are truly amazing machines! Discover fascinating facts about your body that will leave you dumbfounded. 1. The human brain is the largest organ in the body…
Tech Friend Most spacecraft that reach the Moon are designed to orbit or fly past it; however, certain can land directly on its surface; those are the spacecraft we will focus on in this article. Apollo 11 made history when Armstrong and Aldrin took “one small step for man, one giant leap for humanity” by…
On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts perished when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after take-off, including Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire High School who became NASA’s inaugural civilian astronaut. An inedible piece of foam insulation fell from the booster during launch and struck the spacecraft’s wing, allowing hot exhaust gases to escape and leading…
