Unreal Estate
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Realtors in space?
Yet another great question put forth by my ever curious 10 year-old Science Junkie:
Can people own planets, stars moons, etc?
Over the past several decades, numerous individuals and companies have claimed ownership of various celestial bodies and, in most cases, subsequently offered them for sale to the public. Nowadays, the extraterrestrial […]
Cosmic Projectiles
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Last week, Astronauts took a space walk outside the International Space Station. Among other maintenance tasks, they were there to investigate damage to an external handrail of the ISS that may have been caused by a micrometeoroid.
Many people get confused between the various types of space debris. This week’s “Science Word of the Week” actually includes several definitions that should clear […]
It’s Elementary My Dear
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Just lately, my 9-year-old has started asking me questions about the Periodic Table of the Elements. Deciphering the periodic table is so fundamental to understanding Chemistry and virtually every other scientific discipline that I opted to buy him a good book on the subject rather than try to explain it myself. It has been a […]
A Day of Rest
Sunday, February 17th, 2008Because this site is so brand new, I’ve been feverishly writing content all week that will hopefully make your visit here a worthwhile adventure. For this novice blogger 20+ posts in less than one week may be my limit!
Being that Sunday IS the day of rest, I think that I will finish (or is it […]
Ready, Aim, Fire!
Sunday, February 17th, 2008The U.S. Military is making plans to shoot down one of its own satellites. The high tech spy satellite malfunctioned immediately after it was launched in December of 2006 and now poses a remote but real threat as it begins its plunge back to Earth.
The primary concern is not necessarily the satellite itself but […]
Photogenic Molecules
Saturday, February 16th, 2008The answer to yet another pair of stupefying questions posed by my nine-year-old…
What does a molecule look like?
Molecules have long been represented by ball and stick models that illustrate the number and type of atoms they are made up of and the way these atoms are bonded together. More recently representations of molecules are rendered […]
Astronauts go for a Long Walk
Friday, February 15th, 2008Shuttle Atlantis Astronauts Rex Walheim and Stanley Love resumed work today outside the International Space Station. It is anticipated that this, the last of three space walks completed by the pair on their eleven-day mission, will last about six and a half hours.
Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on February 9th, becoming the first shuttle to dock to the pressurized […]
It’s a Convertible?!
Friday, February 15th, 2008I saw this featured on Fox News this morning and thought it was pretty cool.
Building on a legacy of contributions to humanity including the Swiss Army Knife, and the Cuckoo Clock, the ever inventive Swiss now give us the sQuba, a car that runs on land and underwater. And it’s a convertible!
The concept car was developed by Swiss designer […]
How Fast is….
Thursday, February 14th, 2008the speed of light?
A. the speed of light in a vacuum is about 670,616,629.2 miles per hour or 983,571,056 feet per second, which is about 186,282.397 miles per second, or roughly one foot per nanosecond.
the speed of sound?
A. In dry air with a temperature of 21 °C (70 °F) the speed of sound […]
The House of the Future - 21st Century Edition
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008My last post featured 1957’s take on the “the House of Tomorrow”. In 2005 the Science Channel produced a two part series depicting an updated view on what our domiciles might be like in the not-too-distant future. It’s called Deconstruction: House of the Future.
Host and Carpenter Steve Hanneman of HGTV’s Designed to Sell guides us […]
