Space and Time, you are the real MVPs
posted by w1ndex 5 years 3 months ago • 1,881 views • 11:35Videos (182) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: You probably know not to lick something unfamiliar. But there are actually a surprising number of discoveries that have been made because scientists licked things.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 768 views • 12:19YouTube description: "People complain a lot about the space that I take up". Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 782 views • 9:59YouTube description: Many cat owners are familiar with the "gifts" their feline friends are fond of giving, but if left unchecked, this behavior can be devastating. (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,169 views • 5:46YouTube description: The Multi Axis Trainer, or MAT, is an icon of space exploration and astronaut training. But other than spinning round kids at Space Camp: what's it actually used for? Thanks... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,017 views • 3:13Out in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through the darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen deserts might... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 5 years 4 months ago • 329 views • 8:25YouTube description: Joe Barnard left his background in videography and music production to launch his life of amateur rocketry, and he shares his DIY adventures in building rockets on his YouTube channel... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 915 views • 9:36With the large hadron collider running out of places to look for clues to a deeper theory of physics, we need a bigger particle accelerator. We have one - the galaxy.
posted by w1ndex 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 147 views • 16:26How it's Made - Fisher Space Pen
posted by BSR 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 485 views • 4:41YouTube description: Why does the exhaust from the Space shuttle boosters & engines look completely different? There's a huge variety in the appearance of rocket exhausts because different fuels, different... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 493 views • 11:26A game of swingball in a pubic space that teaches you how to say iambic Pentameter. A famous Shakespearian text is on the lamp-post, people say two words each, hitting the ball on the accent only.
posted by harriet 5 years 8 months ago • 172 views • 1:09YouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 565 views • 7:10YouTube description: Fritz Lang directed an extremely innovated film in 1929 called Woman in the Moon. (Frau Im Mond in German). He hired rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth to be his technical director,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 339 views • 3:13Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in space? Does space smell like burnt steak? Is NASA working on warp speed?
posted by Mordhaus 6 years ago • 32 views • 11:33YouTube description: Vanguard 1 was the 4th satellite launched, after being beaten by Sputnik 1, 2 and Explorer 1, it also suffered from multiple high profile launch failures. However, 60 years on it's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 410 views • 6:41YouTube description: If you're landing a rocket then waiting to the last minute slamming on the brakes actually saves fuel over slower, more considered approaches to landing.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months ago • 627 views • 8:50The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 2 months ago • 136 views • 3:37YT - Everyday Astronaut Published on Jan 24, 2018 It’s ALIVE!!!!! For the very first time, the Falcon Heavy has successfully lit all 27 of its mighty Merlin engines in preparation for its maiden launch.... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 3 months ago • 175 views • 8:38