Science Bob and 30 other teachers launched 2,000 ping pong balls in zero gravity as part of Northrup Grumman Foundation’s Weightless Flights of Discovery program. Also joining us was Kerry Sanders of the Today Show. Weightless flight is accomplished by flying in parabolas in reserved airspace aboard a modified 727 aircraft. Each weightless experience lasts […]
It’s December, and that means two things: Lots of looking back over the past year, and the year’s best meteor shower is coming.
On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. [Planetary Collective]
What would it look like if we took Earth’s 4.5 billion year history, and stuffed it into a normal day’s 24 hour time-frame? Follow the magnificent journey of life; where it began, and how it eventually led to humanity as we know it. [ASAPScience]
In case you weren’t obsessively perusing the nonfiction racks in 2012, here is a round-up of the year’s best nonfiction titles for geeks of all flavors.
Dino eggs, dead kings and hoarded coins: In case you weren’t obsessively poring over the details of this year’s archaeological news, here’s a year-end round-up.
Just because to our eyes the Earth looks flat, velocities look like they simply add together, and light looks like it doesn’t attract gravitationally, is that an excuse to mislead ourselves and our children about the true nature of things? [Minute Physics]
So geeks, you all know that the 5-second rule is a myth, right? But since we all know that, here’s a different question: Is there an actual period of time you can pick up your food safely before bacteria contaminates it? Watch the video to find out! [Vsauce]
What happens when the condom breaks? Find out what’s behind “Plan B” – otherwise known as emergency contraception. [Source: AsapSCIENCE]
NASA has released satellite imagery showing just how widespread artificial light is at night time — and how many areas of the Earth still lack electricity. The images are taken from a new sensor, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, fitted to the equally snappily-titled NASA-NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite. The sensor, designed […]