At 200,000 miles from Earth, astronaut Jack Swigert and his crew aboard Apollo 13 found themselves in an undeniably perilous situation aboard their spacecraft when an explosion tore it apart. Before real-time computers took up entire rooms, NASA engineers at Grumman and TRW (both heritage Northrop Grumman companies) employed a smaller computer to keep their…
On Wednesday night’s full Moon was a super blood moon, caused by an eclipse reaching totality and sunlight bent through Earth’s atmosphere to reach it, turning reddish as a result. Supermoons are rare occurrences which take place when three distinct lunar events come together simultaneously: full Moon, lunar eclipse and blue Moon. It only happens…
If you’re visiting Japan, you should get acquainted with its culture before arriving there. From why they cultivate square watermelons to why they don’t celebrate Christmas – here are some fun facts about Japan that might come in handy! Japan boasts more than 6,800 islands to explore! That’s an enormous body of water to discover!…
Many people assume that the ocean looks blue because it reflects blue light from the sky; this assumption is incorrect, though there are instances in which some blue light does reflect from it. The ocean’s hue is determined by absorbing red, orange and yellow light while reflecting back shorter wavelengths as blue – although in…
Today’s fast-paced world relies on email, conference calls and shipping labels – we rely heavily on them! Astrologers believe that when Mercury retrogrades it leads to chaos. However, scientists contend that Mercury is simply an optical illusion, and there’s no basis to believe this astrological event has any influence over our behavior here on Earth….
Egypt is an extraordinary civilization with an immense past and fascinating present. While most are familiar with its iconic pyramids, there’s so much more to this fascinating civilization than meets the eye. Here are some amazing facts about Egypt that will leave you speechless! From how Egyptian ancients pronouced their words to why they mummified…
Spacecraft are vehicles designed to explore outer space. Piloted or unpiloted, spacecraft are deployed into orbit for collecting data or carrying out other functions that must withstand its harsh environment. Reentry requires spacecraft to withstand intense frictional forces that create intense heat; to protect itself against this risk, spacecraft must feature a thick body. Definition…
Space science and spacecraft history is a broad subject. Their early development led to what was dubbed as a Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union. On October 4th, Sputnik 1 launched, marking the first artificial satellite ever to reach Earth and sparking fears of a new Cold War. Neil Armstrong takes “one…
White light contains all of the colors of the rainbow, yet appears blue due to atmospheric scattering of its wavelengths. This phenomenon also accounts for why sunsets and sunrises tend to look red as longer wavelengths travel further through our atmosphere before reaching our eyes. The Sun’s Light An astounding blue sky is truly spectacular…
