Pink Super Moon
Yet another ‘supermoon’ has descended upon us. This time it’s the Pink Supermoon. What makes it so special? Every few months, we get all excited about some of the other ‘supermoon’ event. Colourful names are chosen to describe Earth’s lone natural satellite as we all look up into the night sky with our cameras at the ready. Sometimes its a ‘Blue Moon’, other times it’s a ‘Blood Moon’. In 2018, we also got to experience a ‘Super-Blue-Blood Moon’! Every time there is a ‘supermoon’ ripe for viewing, the whole world gets lost in the hyp…
How Do Astronauts Live In Space?
Have you ever wanted to be an astronaut? Renowned astronauts like Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Kalpana Chawla, and Sunita Williams have made us all curious about space travel, but do you know what it’s like to actually live in space? Today, we’re going to walk you through a regular day on one of the oldest and most famous space stations out there, so you know what it feels like to be a space explorer yourself! The International Space Station (ISS) is an artificial satellite that orbits the earth and acts as a laboratory for low g…
Meet The Record-Setting Astronaut Everyone Is Talking About
Embed from Getty Images It’s one thing to be an astronaut, it’s another to be a record-setting one! Christina Koch falls among the latter. The 41-year-old American astronaut returned to Earth on Feb 6th, 2020 after spending 328 days in space on the International Space Station. This set a new record for the longest time a woman has spent in space! And that’s not all, during her long orbit around Earth, Christina also made history by completing the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir! F…
Did you know about these heroes of ISRO? - learnsomefacts.com
Did you know about these heroes of ISRO? Did you know that the latest smartphones in the market can now latch on to NavIC? NavIC(Navigation with Indian Constellation) is India’s very own navigation system just like the GPS of the US. Up until now, most of the smartphones have been using US-powered GPS. But that changes with the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)’s, IRNSS satellite as discussed in the video above. This is not the first time that ISRO has made us proud. In fact, ISRO is now considered to be one of t…
10 Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World In The Last Decade! - learnsomefacts.com
10 Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World In The Last Decade! This year marks the beginning of a whole new decade and a new chapter in history! With everything from manned-Mars missions and cure for major illnesses in the pipeline, this decade is sure to introduce us to some breakthrough scientific discoveries. As we look forward to the path-breaking discoveries in the next decade, let’s rewind a bit and see what the 2010s offered us. 1. Scientists published an almost-complete genome of Neanderthals – …
Fly to Mars on Elon Musk’s Starship
Did you know that soon humans will be able to settle on Mars? Maybe in 2020! Yes! America’s private aerospace manufacturer SpaceX is working progressively towards building a spacecraft called Starship. Through this, SpaceX is aiming for interplanetary transportation, building a civilization on the planet Mars, and much more! And to make it happen, they are building this rocket-spacecraft combo, which can launch about 100 hundred passengers and large amounts of cargo at one go. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Let’s learn more about SpaceX…
Can NASA Scientists Dig A Hole On Mars? - learnsomefacts.com
Can NASA Scientists Dig A Hole On Mars? Did you know there’s a mystery on Mars that has left NASA scientists baffled? This month we bring to you the intriguing story of one of Mars’ moving inhabitants – the “mole” from the NASA InSight lander. The InSight lander is a NASA spacecraft that landed on Mars on November 26, 2018 . Its mission has two objectives: 1. To understand what the inner parts of the red planet look like 2. To see if there is any tectonic activity on Mars. i.e if the landmass of Mars is built on tectonic plate…
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