Argentina is a land of variety with an incredible array of flora and fauna. The landscapes here range from desert tropics, temperate pampas grasslands, subantarctic regions and even desert areas. Argentina is famous for its passion for football and tango dancing. One interesting fact about Argentina is that parents cannot name their children after soccer…
Tigers are powerful wild animals, capable of weighing over 1000 lbs and being capable of killing prey with one stroke. Their tongue has bristles which enable them to scoop more water while drinking. One of the most amazing tiger facts is their unique stripes – like human fingerprints, they can even be spotted when their…
People often wonder which planet in our Solar System is closest to Earth; however, the answer can change over time depending on where each planet sits in its orbital path. On average, Mercury overtakes Venus and Mars as our nearest planet neighbor; however, this order varies significantly over time. Venus Venus, our nearest planetary neighbor,…
Todd Douglas Miller’s version of Apollo 11 uses mostly archive footage (including some 65mm footage), to tell an engaging tale. From its crawler transporter at launch pad to Walter Cronkite’s newscast oratory – you are there. This docudrama leaves no one wanting more. Visuals look incredible, particularly the newly discovered 65mm footage. Everything looks clear…
Mercury is the sole planet in our Solar System without any moons due to its small size and weak gravity; too small for supporting one, plus closeness to the Sun makes survival of such bodies impossible. Its egg-shaped orbit lasts 88 Earth days and it may approach as close as 29 million miles to the…
People commonly associate blue with feelings of openness, stability and order – no wonder it has become so popular for corporate logos and apparel! When sunlight strikes the atmosphere, its wavelengths disperse in all directions – more efficiently for shorter wavelengths such as violet and blue which gives the sky its distinctive hue. The Sun…
Flowers don’t just add beauty; they play an integral part of a plant’s life cycle! Flower petals act as pollen carriers to spread pollen grains onto nearby flowers where it fertilizes their ovules, helping plants reproduce. Seeds require water, oxygen, and warmth in order to germinate successfully. Once they’ve begun sprouting they form hard outer…
On November 14th 1969, Florida’s Kennedy Space Center saw its front move away and NASA launched Apollo 12 without incident. Commander Pete Conrad and Command Module Pilot Dick Gordon settled into their seats to await the Saturn V rocket’s thrust of energy that would propel their capsule. Two minutes after liftoff, lightning struck twice on…
Unmanned spacecraft include satellite communications, weather and military surveillance satellites as well as telescopes. Landing on Mars can be an enormously complex challenge. NASA’s Curiosity rover demonstrated how difficult this task could be in 2012 by performing flawlessly through an incredibly complex sequence, including successfully deploying an elaborate sky crane system to lower itself onto…
