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This is the second in the series, following from the first about craft that take astronauts (or cosmonauts) to space. This article focuses on the rockets – comparable to an automobile or jet engine – which propels the craft into space. The Rocket The spacecraft will be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The vehicle […]
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Remember Tim Peake? He is the British astronaut who will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 15. The Russian Soyuz launch system is currently the only way for crew members to get to the ISS. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=””
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Imagine if you had a bucket of water. And every time you attempted to fill the bucket, 90% of the water would leak out instantly. Every time, all you would manage to retain was a meagre 10%. How many times would you keep filling the bucket? The answer is simple: Just once! Because the first
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Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and is the most distant planet from the Sun. This gas giant planet may have formed much closer to the Sun in early solar system history before migrating to its present position. Fast Facts about Neptune 1. The Berlin observatory, following Le Verrier’s calculations giving the possible position of
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Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Rita, and the list goes on. But you may have wondered how hurricanes came about their names, well, I know I always have. And here’s the answer to one of the world’s most asked questions. How Did it Start? In 1950, a formal practice for storm naming was first developed
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Going to space will be like the coolest thing ever! Travelling in a space rocket that’s moving faster than the speed of sound, to look down at the earth from above will certainly make anyone feel uber-special! Tim Peake is the first astronaut sponsored by Britain to visit space, and is preparing for his flight
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The Space Station made history on November 2, 2000 when a three-person crew became the first to dock and move in. Now, the world is celebrating 15 years of astronauts living and working aboard the space station, orbiting the Earth at around 200 miles above the planet’s surface. The station travels at a speed of about
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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Olivia Hallisey is a teenager from the United States who just won about ₦10,000,000 in scholarship funds at the 2015 Google Science Fair for her innovation that detects Ebola. Olivia’s detection
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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] I know what you are thinking. You are thinking along the lines of your DSTV satellite dish, or the type you see in Science documentaries, and movies like Gravity, and The
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Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System, with an orbital period of about 88 Earth-days. Seen from Earth, it appears to move around its orbit in about 116 days, which is much faster than any other planet in the Solar System. Facts About Mercury 1. A
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