Russia is an extraordinary and diverse nation that spans 11 time zones, covers an area of 17 million square miles, and boasts an expansive culture. Russia boasts a rich literary legacy, featuring authors like Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky. Russians also hold many traditions and superstitions that differentiate them from other people – for example not…
When sunlight hits the atmosphere it scatters. Blue wavelengths tend to disperse more quickly than any other colour; that’s why the sky looks bluer. At sunrise and sunset, when the Sun is low near the horizon, its light must travel further through the atmosphere before it can reach you. As such, shorter wavelengths such as…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has broken speed records over the last several years by continuously approaching closer and faster towards the Sun, picking up speed with each pass. But, what exactly is spacecraft speed, and how are scientists measuring it? In order to answer this question, let’s first determine what we mean by “speed.” To…
No other movie quite matches this semi-autobiographical tale of growing up near NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston as much as Before Sunrise by Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise). Linklater used research including old television listings from that era for some shots. This movie boasts some impressive special effects, from black holes and wormholes to…
Mars lies much further from the Sun than Earth, so it doesn’t receive nearly as much heat. Additionally, its thin atmosphere enables solar radiation to quickly escape. Due to this, temperatures change drastically from day to night on Mars, without its thermal blanket retaining heat energy for long. Temperature Mars, unlike Earth, has a thinner…
Flocks of birds are typically known as flocks; however, some species even have specific collective bird names! Flocks led by such species tend to fly differently, following metric rules rather than topological ones – an effect which can be observed at your backyard birdfeeder when several different species flit around together. Murmuration Murmurations is an…
Plants have the capacity to reproduce both sexually and asexually, known as alternation of generations. Seeds are the building blocks of all plants. Once these seeds find soil rich in oxygen and moisture levels as well as an ideal temperature environment, their outer coating releases and they begin growing, which is known as germination. Gametophytes…
As a spacecraft systems engineer, you will play an integral part in humanity’s quest to explore space. Design and integrate complex space systems, conduct feasibility analyses and system analyses, as well as contribute to project planning and management. At Rocket Lab, our aim is to meet customers’ demanding timelines while simultaneously assuring safety and reliability…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will take astronauts further into deep space than ever before – beyond even the International Space Station and towards Moon and Mars. Orion was designed to withstand the rigorous environment of outer space with its heat shield and in-space propulsion system, radiation sensors, vibration monitoring instruments and accelerometers. Spacecraft Overview Orion spacecraft…
