The beauty of mother nature never disappoints. This amazing timelapse video of a high tide in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Bretagne (Brittany), France is no exception.
What do astronauts eat in space? What food requirements must be met on Earth in order to be allowed to space flights? These and other questions were answered.
After the holidays, interest in diets usually increases. Losing weight is on many people’s “new year’s resolutions” list. We usually want to lose weight as easily as we gained it. On the Internet, it is easy to stumble upon publications about the space diet or the diet of astronauts, promising a miraculous result – minus 20 kg in 20 days. Most of these published “space diets” on tabloid websites are complete nonsense, in fact.
What exactly is the astronauts’ diet? Should they eat the same menu repeatedly, every single day? What food requirements must be met on Earth in order to be allowed to space flights? These and other questions were answered by the doctor of the Russian crew members of the International Space Station Alexander Vasin and the cosmonaut of Roscosmos Ivan Wagner.
One of the most enduring tropes about crocodiles is to describe them as “living fossils”. They are cold, slow-moving, and scaly, so they look like how one might picture a dinosaur. Like many clichés, there is an element of truth to this comparison. The crocodiles from 200 million years ago look surprisingly like the ones we know today.
What if an unfathomably hot, never-ending, never-varying heat source existed that could be harnessed for energy production? This heat source does exist. Right beneath our feet. The top of the Earth’s mantle hovers around 1000 degrees celsius, achieving access to it would make the efficiency of all other current energy sources pale by comparison. With global ocean temperatures continuing to climb, concerned organizations and individuals continue to seek a solution for our presently unsustainable energy production methods.
Understanding the stellar population of our galaxy could reveal a great deal, not only about our own home but also about the universe as a whole. So-called galactic archaeology can reveal how galaxies take shape and explain some of the interesting complexities of our own.
You decided to buy your first telescope, but don’t know where to start? Here’s a simple guide for you.
Here are the top 10 most beautiful Earth photos taken by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the orbiting laboratory, in 2020. Which one is your favorite? Or if your favorite image was not listed here, please leave a comment below. To see all images taken from the International Space Station and published by NASA, visit Space Station Images webpage.
Carbon fiber is lighter and stronger than stainless steel. It has been widely used especially in the last two decades, and now we have a lot of experience in building and using it for different purposes. For example, it is most commonly used in the bodywork of a Formula 1 car and also the air box, the wings, the engine cover, the steering wheel, and the suspension. Space shuttles also use carbon fiber composite materials offering excellent heat resistance in order to withstand the extremely high temperatures they receive while atmospheric re-entry.
Carbon fiber is an extremely strong material compared to its weight. So, why did SpaceX engineers change their minds and use stainless steel instead of carbon fiber while building the Starship?
The construction industry is transitioning to using sustainable building strategies and practices in exciting ways. Companies understand that newer generations care about their surroundings and want to live, work, and shop in buildings made with sustainable materials and eco-friendly equipment. Furthermore, governments are beginning to set higher standards for green buildings across the world.
NASA is returning to the Moon under the Artemis program. Today, the space agency published an exciting video and announced the next lunar landing astronaut candidates. One of them will be the first woman on the Moon.