Space names carry an intriguing history. They can evoke emotions or subvert convention. Names can capture the culture, values, heroes and priorities of a society and its space program. Names give meaning and bring reality to a groundbreaking scientific project; for instance a mission named Lanyue can evoke feelings of excitement at revisiting the moon…
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Every flowering plant begins as a tiny seed. Through sunlight, water, and soil conditions, this seedling germinates into an attractive sprout or seedling with stems and roots to absorb nutrients while leaves capture sunlight for photosynthesis and create food by photosynthesis. Flowers contain male sexual parts (anthers) and female sexual parts (pistils). Pollen from the…
From blood vessels to bone regeneration, there are plenty of amazing body facts sure to amaze. Discover interesting details like ear wax being classified as sweat or the fact that babies may possess more bones due to some bones joining together during development. Learn that the brain is more active at night and that humans…
Jupiter emits strong radio waves in both intermittent bursts and steady streams with variable frequencies, likely coming from charged particles present within its intense radiation belts. NASA’s Galileo mission orbited Jupiter, while Ulysses passed through its magnetosphere on its journey towards Saturn. Juno will provide researchers with vital data regarding Europa and Ganymede where liquid…
Butterflies are beloved insects that captivate with their vibrant wings. However, butterflies also undergo an amazing metamorphosis process, one of the main ways biologists define life. A butterfly begins its life as an egg, developing into a caterpillar or larva before eating and shedding its skin several times until finally reaching its final form –…
In the Victorian Era, Britain expanded, taking control of many countries, kingdoms, and colonies around the globe. People typically spent their free time listening to brass bands or attending shows which featured hypnotism or communing with the dead through mediums. Steam power enabled mass production – the simultaneous manufacture of multiple products at once –…
NASA’s Apollo program was its flagship effort in the 1960s and ’70s for human exploration of space, using Saturn family rockets to send 12 crewed missions to land humans on lunar surfaces and 1 uncrewed test flight. Apollo 1 was the inaugural crewed mission, yet tragically failed when its crew module caught fire during a…
Subsystems on board a spacecraft serve various functions depending on its mission profile, such as: Command and Data Handling (C&DH), also known as C&DH, entails receiving, validating, decoding and disseminating commands received from ground control in addition to transmitting telemetry data back down to Earth. Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) employs electronic “eyes”, such…
