Due to the harsh and mysterious environments the astronauts would come into contact with while traveling to the moon as well as when walking on it, the need for such protective equipment is no surprise. Yet, if humans were to colonize the moon, and the protective clothing would be much less necessary in their day-to-day lives, would those spacesuits still be necessary?
There are many who believe that Earth came into existence at (or very near) the same time the known universe was born. However, recent research suggests that this may actually not be the case. Scientists have gathered evidence that indicates solids existed before planet Earth was an actual object. One such piece of evidence is stardust.
Back in 1969, the United States was the first country on Earth to successfully send humans to the Moon. I am sure many of you are familiar with the image of an American Flag on the moon, planted there by the Apollo 11 astronauts that first walked on it. However, despite the symbolic ownership that this flag places on the moon, did you know that there is actually a treaty in existence that guarantees the freedom for any country to explore the moon?
The month of March marks the beginning of a transition from the Winter Constellations to the Spring Constellations in the northern hemisphere. This month, I want to highlight one notable constellation – Cancer the Crab.
The achromatic telescope makes use of an achromatic lens to create a better image than the lenses used in the original refracting telescopes. Lenses that were typically used in refracting telescopes refracted light at different angles, depending on it’s wavelength (in other words, depending on its color). This caused the resulting image to have color distortion, producing an inaccurate image.