What was the name of Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft? When was the Endeavour space shuttle built? When did the space shuttle Challenger explode? When was the Challenger space shuttle built? When was Sputnik invented? When did Mae Jemison become an astronaut?
When did the planetary nebula NGC 6302 explode? How did the space race start? When is the Orion constellation visible? Do circumpolar stars rise in the east? How long does planet formation take? When stars die what happens? When did the Apollo phase of the space program start? What is a...
Thugs in my experience most typically shoot the cheapest ammo they can steal. In this case, it meant a 115-grain 9mm FMJ round. X-ray studies showed the bullet mashed into the guy’s pelvis. The projectile had thoroughly perforated his bowel, but there did not seem to be any undue blee...
And soliciting advice from our OB/GYN ended up being a real pain in the pelvic girdle (pregnant joke). She was a stern no-bullshit Iranian Woman, who at the end of every visit would prompt my wife with “Do you have any questions?” And when my wife did have questions, because she ...
Barry Marshall not only did some of his work in secret, he continued to be blockaded even after he made his breakthrough. Marshall didn’t discover bacteria; he wasn’t trying convince colleagues of the importance of hand-washing; he did not develop antibiotics. All of that was part of an...
Brian S. asks: How did they get the space ships on the moon off when there is no oxygen there? Whether it’s two-strokes or four, one cylinder or eight, most of the engines we use today are powered by the internal combustion of fuel and air; however, mixing gasoline and oxygen isn...
Air travel is the fastest way to travel over long distances, but it can be stressful to pack and make sure that you have done everything correctly in order to get through airport security. There are many rules and regulations that...