This film utilizes decades-old found footage from the actual Apollo 18 mission that never ended up taking place, featuring Commander Dick Gordon, Command Module Pilot Vance Brand and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt as members of its crew. Long Island Museum exhibit includes the real lunar lander which was fully loaded for flight before an…
Mercury and Venus are the innermost planets and often appear before or after the Sun in the sky, shining brightly due to their thick atmospheres. Venus suffers because its solar energy is quickly converted to heat that radiates back out as light, making escape difficult. Furthermore, there are few old craters and no evidence of…
Spacecraft are highly complex machines designed to transport humans into space safely, and return them back home again afterwards. Each mission requires hundreds of interdependent systems working in harmony in order to fulfill its task successfully. Virtual reality simulations often use a combination of keyboard shortcuts and mouse clicks on virtual instrument panels to control…
As sunlight enters our atmosphere, its light is scattered by all of the gases and particles present. Light with blue wavelengths tends to scatter more readily than any other color – giving the sky its characteristically blue appearance during daylight hours. As the sun passes lower in the sky and interacts with various types of…
Cassini performed 20 ring-grazing orbits that brought it within 1000 kilometers of Saturn’s outermost edge, offering incredible close encounters. On one of those orbits, a tiny storm ballooned into an enormous, billowing mass of cloud and gas. This Great White Storm verified long-held theories regarding water-ice geysers on Enceladus, a moon believed to contain a…
The sky is an ever-present presence that hosts natural phenomena such as clouds and rainbows, as well as birds, insects, aircraft and kites – not forgetting human creations like aircraft and kites! Additionally, its effects can also be felt through pollution such as smog or light pollution. Pakistanis refer to color as rang (rng). Different…
Great white sharks can detect blood up to half a mile away in water. Furthermore, their blood contains high concentrations of mercury and arsenic which would normally kill most other creatures; yet these sharks exhibit no symptoms of poisoning. Sharks do not possess cold blood; rather they use regional endothermy to store heat and maintain…
Butterfly life cycles provide students with an excellent opportunity to learn about metamorphosis. This fascinating process highlights adaptation, with various stages perfectly catering to an insect’s specific needs. Once a caterpillar reaches an adequate size, it seeks out a safe spot and forms a hard covering known as a chrysalis. At first glance it appears…
Colonizing Mars has long been an inspiration to scientists, space enthusiasts, and futurists. Many see it as a means to ensure humanity survives threats like runaway climate change or an asteroid strike. However, the journey to Mars will be treacherous and demanding; requiring new and advanced technologies. Humans are capable of living on other planets…
