101 Fun Facts About the Solar SystemJeannie Meekins
One of the most interesting fun facts about humans’ relationship with animals: After a few squirrel casualties, Netherlands officials built a squirrel bridge across the N44 motorway. The two-year project cost a hefty £120,000. However, to date, only five squirrels have been seen using it....
It all comes down to its rotation direction and speed. It’s is a bit of a rebel in our solar system; it rotates clockwise, while most planets, including Earth, rotate counterclockwise. This is known as retrograde rotation. Scientists have a few theories about why Venus rotates so slowly a...
ContactCrowdynewsif interested in capturing an event through social media. To see all of the cool images shared on social media, see the Solar Eclipse social stream below: Fun fact sources: http://www.astronomy.com/great-american-eclipse-2017/articles/2016/06/25-facts-about-the-2017-solar-ec...
Our solar system has a wall. The heliopause – the region of space in which solar wind isn’t hot enough to push back the wind of particles coming from distant stars – isoften consideredthe “boundary wall” of the Solar System and interstellar space. ...
Hyperion has equipped the XP-1 with aero blades that contain solar panels and move in the direction of the sun. The solar panels power the car’s electronics,Supercar Blondiepresenter, Alexandra Mary Hirschi, said in her video featuring the XP-1. Thus, the solar panels have no connection ...
Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer (December, 6) – Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has handcrafted swirly panels made of spent grain salvaged from beer production for a restaurant opened by the local ÅBEN brewery. Complete Story. Museum Of Beer And Brew...
Facts about Abu Dhabi: Architecture and Design Abu Dhabi is home to the furthest leaning man-made building The Capital Gate Building, or Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, is 35 stories high and has an incline of 18 degrees – that’s 14 degrees more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. ...
In addition to traditional celebrations and activities, there are some interesting facts about the Chinese New Year that people rarely know.
The rocket's 85-foot-long (26 m) core stage also reached orbit, and it was covered with reflective panels to make tracking it easier. This rocket body fell back to Earth on Dec. 2, 1957, according to Zak. Sputnik 1 led to the creation of NASA and DARPA Rodney Grubbs/NASA The ...