The Hubble Telescope was launched about 30 years ago, and it has given us a spectacular view of our Cosmos. NASA has published a wonderful retrospective with a sampling of the imagery that this telescope has given us: As with other NASA missions, you can find all of the imagery, and videos from the HubbleContinue reading “Hubble Telescope And 30 Years Of Cosmic Wonder”
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The awesome Saturn V rocket
Our son is interested in the awesome Saturn V rocket that carried Humans to the Moon. I thought I’d add a couple resources that I found here, rather than to some Google Doc or email. As usual, NASA has a collection of free multimedia resources. I found this album on Flickr. There are also aContinue reading “The awesome Saturn V rocket”
Back to the Moon for fresh perspectives
In this post, let’s head back to the Moon for an updated visit and marvel at our first off-world landing site. It was the first body in our solar system that humans walked on beyond our homeworld.
Seeing our planet from the International Space Station
NASA publishes a large collection of photos and videos of our planet as seen from the International Space Station. They offer a truly spectacular view of our home.
One-stop guide to our Solar System
I found this great one-stop guide to our Solar System from NASA and thought you would find it useful.
Better storm prediction by knowing more about raindrops
Did you know that knowing the size of raindrops can help scientists better predict storm behaviour and the after effects of storms in different regions? The GPM mission is designed to help do just that.
Voyager craft heading into interstellar space
My son was curious about travel through our solar system so I introduced him to the Voyager program and the two craft that are heading out into interstellar space.
Stuff To Teach Our Kids 