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The Sun and the Rainbow Are Lies
The Sun emits light across various colors, but its peak wavelength is in the green region. However, the human eye perceives a slight excess of green light as white. So, the Sun appears white to us.
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Are Cruise Liners Safe In Storms?
Experts say there is no reason to worry about cruising during storms because the ships are equipped to handle extreme weather.
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OTD In Space - May 14: NASA Launches 1st Skylab Space Station
On May 14, 1973, NASA launched Skylab, the first American space station. Skylab orbited Earth for six years and supported three crewed missions during which astronauts conducted hundreds of science experiments. Skylab was considered a...
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Euclid Dark Universe Detector Delivers 'Spectacular Views Of The Cosmos'
Euclid spots 26 million galaxies and more in latest observations. Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi, M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company; ESA/Gaia/DPAC; ESA/Planck...
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What about the time when the Earth was purple?
What about the time when the Earth was purple?
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Dogen City, the floating city of the future
Dogen City, the floating city of the future
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OTD In Space - May 13: Apollo Spacecraft LaunchesFfor Abort Test
On May 13, 1964, NASA launched the second abort test of the Apollo spacecraft. This uncrewed mission would demonstrate that the launch escape system could safely eject the Apollo command module in case of an emergency. For the first...
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This Optical Illusion Reveals If You Are Logical Or Emotional
This Optical Illusion Reveals If You Are Logical Or Emotional
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OTD In Space - May 12: Last Spacewalk At Mir Space Station
On May 12, 2000, two Russian cosmonauts embarked on the 80th and final spacewalk at the Mir space station. This was also the first commercially financed spacewalk. A private company called Mircorp paid to launch two cosmonauts, Sergei...
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Why Does Rice Sink Ships?
Loading a cargo of grain, such as rice, onto a ship can be dangerous and potentially lead to the ship capsizing. This is due to the angle of repose, which is the natural angle at which a pile of grain will sit.
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There is no time in the North and South Pole
There is no time in the North and South Pole
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OTD In Space - May 10: M2-F2 Lifting Body Crashes
On May 10, 1967, a NASA research aircraft known as the wingless M2-F2 lifting body crashed on Rogers Dry Lakebed at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California. The test pilot, Bruce Peterson, was severely injured, but he survived,...
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OTD In Space - May 9: Japan Launches Hayabusa Mission To Asteroid
On May 9, 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the first-ever asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa. This was also the first mission to land on an asteroid. Hayabusa would spend about two years chasing down a...
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You Have Sharp Eyes If You Can Spot All The Circles In This Picture
You Have Sharp Eyes If You Can Spot All The Circles In This Picture
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What Happens When Two Neutron Stars Collide?
A 'perfect' explosion. Two neutron stars moving at 100 million meters per second rammed into one another in space. In what experts called a “cosmic car crash,” the stars merged and collapsed to form a black hole — while throwing out...
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OTD In Space - May 8: Centaur Rocket Explodes During Maiden Flight
On May 8, 1962, NASA's new Centaur rocket exploded in mid-air during its first test flight. The Centaur was an upper stage specially designed to launch heavier payloads into orbit. For its first launch, it flew on an Atlas rocket...
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Triple System Of 'icy Space Rocks' May Have Been Found In Kuiper Belt For 2nd Time
The Keck Observatory and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope may have uncovered a "potential three-body system in the Kuiper Belt," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterCredit: NASA's...
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Check Out The Last Minutes Of The Sun's Life
Check Out The Last Minutes Of The Sun's Life
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They Discovered a New Planet That Has Oceans Like Earth
They Discovered a New Planet That Has Oceans Like Earth
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Did People Have Lobster Feet 1,600 Years Ago?
Did People Have Lobster Feet 1,600 Years Ago?
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OTD In Space - April 28: World's 1st Space Tourist Launches To Space Station
On April 28, 2001, the world's first space tourist hitched a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The 60-year-old businessman and multimillionaire Dennis Tito funded his own trip to space, and it cost...