Egypt is home to some of the world’s most iconic landmarks and an increasingly popular travel destination, but did you know it also has many surprising facts? Ancient Egyptians enjoyed playing board games. One such popular Senet variant, similar to knucklebones and snakes and ladders, was even used as burial remains by Pharaohs for afterlife …
Kepler monitors 145,000 Sun-like stars for signs of planets passing in front of them, searching for periodic dips in star brightness that might indicate planet orbital activity around its host star. Astronomers look out for patterns suggesting planet presence by tracking periodic brightness dips that might signal their passage. Kepler had been operating successfully until …
Egypt is one of the world’s most captivating nations, boasting an ancient culture dating back millennia. From mummies to the Nile River, there are so many exciting facts about this incredible nation you may never have known! Do you know that, if you were to unwind the linen bandages on an Egyptian mummy, they would …
Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, originally intended to explore the outer planets of our solar system, have now entered interstellar space. There, they will remain for thousands of years before returning home. NASA prepared two Golden Records that contain music and greetings in 55 languages to reassure any alien civilization they might come across. The …
Since scientists started studying Mars, much has been learned about it. Robotic spacecraft have even orbited it and touched down on its surface. Mars is a smaller planet than Earth with lower mass, leading to reduced gravity forces and thus lower gravity forces on this world. Mass Mars, also known as “the Red Planet,” is …
Astronauts had a tradition of giving astronauts the opportunity to name spacecraft beginning with Gemini program spaceships and ending with Skylab station missions. Now, NASA’s craft are named by a committee, although their names must still evoke an air of poetic profundity. A spacecraft is a type of spacecraft. Spacecraft are vehicles or vessels specifically …
Ancient Greece has left us with many lessons; from democracy and science advancements, to their bizarre obsession with beans and even their belief that sneezing was divine! There are so many fascinating aspects about its culture, history and people! There’s even some strange facts like having an intense dislike of beans! And don’t forget sneezing …
Weather is a fascinating topic with numerous interesting facts. Some examples are: A waterspout is a type of tornado that forms over water. There are two categories of waterspouts, tornadic waterspouts and fair-weather waterspouts. Birds have the ability to detect changes in barometric air pressure that signal an impending storm and thus adjust their flight …
Modern smartphones boast vastly greater computing power than Apollo computers, yet it would be unfair to compare them directly, like comparing F-35 fighter jets with World War 2 Spitfires and Hurricanes. The Apollo computer excelled at one task very effectively. Additionally, it was virtually crashproof compared to smartphones which can occasionally freeze. How Did They …
