Armstrong and Aldrin unlocked the hatch and exited the LM. They took photos, planted a flag, performed some scientific tests and also called Houston and President Nixon from orbit. Armstrong famously declared “One small step for man, one giant leap for humanity” while taking his initial steps on the moon – but was it said…
Encourage children to act out the various stages in a frog’s life cycle. They can draw their own diagram, or use this printable life cycle worksheet with pictures as reference for cutting out. Students can click and drag vocabulary words for kids’ frog life cycle vocabulary into the appropriate boxes, facilitating language acquisition especially among…
Mercury and Venus, unlike most rocky planets in our Solar System, are typically not considered suitable places for life to exist; their harsh conditions make them unsuitable as candidates for life support systems. Yet engineers have created spacecraft capable of withstanding these inhospitable worlds’ harsh environment. Scientists have recently discovered that Venus’ atmosphere contains phosphine,…
Playing games with your cat is an effective way to keep them active and stimulated while strengthening the bond between you and their feline friend. Start out simple like a box or maze until your cat masters it, making sure the toys used are non-toxic with no small parts they could swallow. Boxes Cats enjoy…
With $42 million to spare, if you have enough for an outright spaceship purchase you could own, Sotheby’s is holding an auction featuring 173 items such as an Apollo 11 lunar sample return bag flown during its mission and Vostok 3KA-2 capsule that sent Cosmonaut Gagarin on the inaugural human orbital flight. Space Shuttle Orbiters…
Spacecraft produces luxury fifth wheels and semi-trailers designed specifically to each buyer, drawing in customers such as RVers, traveling performers, film production companies and travel agencies. Fifth wheel campers resemble residential homes and can be customized according to a customer’s specifications, making them perfect for camping adventures of any length and purpose. Due to their…
Scientists are making concerted efforts to learn more about Mars. If they hope to make it habitable for human life in the future, more knowledge must be accumulated first. One way of accomplishing this task is through growing plants that provide food and oxygen for astronauts – however this increases both weight and cost for…
First time ever in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA Parker Solar Probe flew into its outer atmosphere – known as corona – and unveiled phenomena long predicted but never directly observed before. Astrophysicist and namesake of this organization, Astrid Petri is dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of solar wind that streams out…
Children tend to be very inquisitive about their surroundings and are always asking why the sky is blue. One common query from children is “why does the sky appear to be so blue”. Light that enters the atmosphere is dispersed into different directions by gas particles called Rayleigh scattering, giving rise to blue skies at…
