Black Holes are known for consuming everything that falls into them, but is there a point where these galactic devourers can’t stomach anymore? Continue reading
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How To Drink Coffee In Space – YouTube
I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts actually drink coffee in space, aboard the International Space Station, in microgravity? I visited astronaut Don Pettit to learn about his invention for having a cup o’ Joe in orbit. This is some awesome science. Continue reading
‘We’ve now seen the unseeable’: Black hole photographed for the first time | CBC News
Black holes have been mysterious and elusive — until now. Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) have, for the first time, photographed one. Continue reading
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Debunks Space Myths | WIRED
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in space? Does space smell like burnt steak? Is NASA working on warp speed? ONE STRANGE ROCK airs Mondays at 10/9c on National Geographic. Continue reading
ZERO-G Challenges of a Trip to Mars!
A trip to #Mars involves radiation, muscle and bone loss, intermediate axis theorem and liquids. Continue reading
Could the Earth be swallowed by a black hole? – TED Talk by Fabio Pacucci
From asteroids capable of destroying entire species to supernovae that could exterminate life on Earth, outer space has no shortage of forces that could wreak havoc on our planet. But there’s something in space that is even more terrifying than any of these — something that wipes out everything it comes near. Continue reading
Which Falls Faster – A Feather or a Bowling Ball?
Fascinate your students with this large scale re-enactment of Isaac Newton’s classic thought experiment.
How We Know Black Holes Exist?
This video is about the astronomical amount of astronomical evidence for black holes, ranging from x-ray binaries with accretion disks, supermassive infrared-radiating galactic nuclei black holes, orbital characteristics of high mass binaries, and direct gravitational wave detection of inspiraling merging black hole binaries with LIGO. Yes, they’re real. Continue reading
