February 2012
“Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson, discussing his new book Space Chronicles and why exploring space still matters
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Why Astronauts Crave Tobasco Sauce →
discoverynews:
Part of the reason may be that after arriving in space, astronauts lose their sense of smell, which largely governs the pleasurable taste of food. An example of this is coffee. “If you hold your nose and sip your coffee, you’re getting just a bitter liquid,” says Jean Hunter, a food engineer at Cornell University.
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What would happen if you fired a gun in space?
Great question, and the answer might surprise you! Believe it or not, a gun’s ability to fire doesn’t depend on the presence of atmospheric oxygen. A gun will fire just fine in the vacuum of space because the gunpowder and explosive primer contain enough oxygen to create combustion and propel a bullet. Other variables, however, will play a part, mostly temperature. Temperature varies...
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Voyager 1 reaches "Cosmic Purgatory:
in 1977, NASA launched their Voyager mission. The main objective of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes was to study Jupiter and Saturn. After each fulfilled their objectives, they kept going, out into the far reaches of our solar system. Voyage 1 is now traversing through the very outside of our solar system, in a pocket of highly condensed magnetic waves in a region of space where not...
Voyager 1 reaches "Cosmic Purgatory:
in 1977, NASA launched their Voyager mission. The main objective of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes was to study Jupiter and Saturn. After each fulfilled their objectives, they kept going, out into the far reaches of our solar system. Voyage 1 is now traversing through the very outside of our solar system, in a pocket of highly condensed magnetic waves in a region of space where not...
hisaac asked: Stars die, planets collide, but do black holes ever go away?
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