Not everyone thinks we should colonize the moon. Some cite the expense, the danger, and the waste of resources aimed at space. Surely, enough troubles on earth call for immediate attention, some say. The Matanuska Colony faced, and faces, similar…
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The way and the what astronauts eat in space today has changed dramatically since space flight first began. During the early days of space exploration,eating was a simple but not enjoyable task. Food consisted of dehydrated cubes covered in gel,…
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A Universe Beginning “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein I am not an educated scientist. I’m just a man who likes to think. I’ve explained an idea here in the terms that I understand. It might be fiction…
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Sally Kristen Ride was the very first woman ever to go into space. She was born 26th May 1951 in Encino California. Although at first she was a keen tennis player which eventually won her a scholarship to the Westlake…
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To begin with let’s make a simple effort to describe the term Full width at half maximum in simple terms. This term is used to measure the width of an object that does not have sharp edges. We can have…
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Have a computer and an interest in finding evidence of alien life? That’s all you need to help science in their search for extraterrestrial life (SETI). Founded in 1984, the SETI Institute, a private, not-for-profit organization based out of the…
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What we see as mysterious moonlight is actually sunlight. It falls on the moon and is reflected to earth. Though we see it as having phases, the moon, in one sense, is always full. The half of it that faces…
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UFOs are simply Unidentified Flying Objects. They are phenomena as strange to us as perhaps ball lightning or thunder claps were to peoples eons ago. Man needs to fear. It helps him remain alert, to develop his mind and to…
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First the Moon… I am all for manned space travel. It may not be practical in a physical distance sense, but it is certainly practical in a science and human improvement sense. So many advances in science and even social…
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Gazing into the sky amounts to more than searching for the Big Dipper, although this well known constellation is certainly the appropriate starting place. Stargazing also includes other constellations, meteors, auroras, and comets. Recreational astronomers can begin sky-watching right in…
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