"NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has already descended from Vera Rubin Ridge, a region of Mount Sharp that it has been exploring for more than a year. But before it left, the rover took a 360-degree panorama... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 10 views • 1:31Videos (77) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: We all know that many planets have moons orbiting them, but is it possible for those moons have little moons of their own? Hosted by: Michael Aranda... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 177 views • 2:58Out 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 3 months 3 weeks ago • 329 views • 8:25YouTube description: Less than 2 percent of the ocean floor has been explored by scientists. “Every time we go to the deep sea, we find new species of organisms,” explains geobiologist Victoria... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 129 views • 9:46Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to two distinct “levels” on the planet’s surface.
posted by Mekanikal 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 777 views • 3:10YouTube description: It’s an 1980s pop music cliche that dates back to 1910. If you listen to the first few seconds of Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” (hint: listen to the Cardi B remix) you’ll hear... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 594 views • 9:26"... Read more about the concept of non-state spaces: https://goo.gl/UsgDDy For thousands of years, humans have drawn lines on the earth, dividing the planet into nations. But there are some parts of... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 22 views • 13:27The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is considered by the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy to be the "best drink in existence". While almost impossible to make on planet Earth, I needed to see if its effects... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months ago • 24 views • 6:55A more light hearted episode. On that solar eclipse hype train. I've never been so excited to literally not see something. Btw before someone's who's played aged of mythology chimes in, Mercury is a Roman... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 306 views • 3:20Let's say you're traveling at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 km/h) in low earth orbit, your main engines are out of fuel, and it's your job to guide the spaceship through a fiery re-entry without burning... continue reading
posted by Ashenkase 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 114 views • 17:49Humans emit roughly 30 to 40 billion tons of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere each year. If we keep it up, Earth will continue to heat up and ultimately devastate our way of life. ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 107 views • 2:18I did not know that! Thanks @eric3579 YouTube: There's a reason that a lot of planets in American science fiction look the same: they're all filmed in the same places. But why those particular locations?... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,694 views • 2:08On the Indonesian island of Java, men mine sulphur from inside Ljen Volcano. It's crater is filled with a mix of highly toxic gases, that have claimed the lives of over 70 miners in the last 40 years.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 12 months ago • 24 views • 2:52YouTube description: Google Earth is the most photorealistic, digital version of our planet. But how?! Where do the images come from? How are they they put together? And how often are they updated?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years ago • 678 views • 8:09YouTube description: Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways? This video will probably not make everybody happy. Probably for completely opposite reasons. Some people want less... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 458 views • 7:42This scientist about to retire when he found a way to save the planet. Very cool
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 555 views • 3:19"We can't shop our way out of this." YouTube: On today's episode of Now You Know, Zac & Jesse take on the most recent episode of Adam Ruins Everything about Tesla! We take a closer to look at Adams... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 859 views • 10:39YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51Join the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Powerwall 2 is a battery for homes and small businesses that stores the sun’s energy and delivers clean, reliable electricity when the sun isn’t... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 279 views • 19:04