Archive for the ‘Space’ Category

16
Sep

The Universe (season 2) – History Channel. A look at the efforts underway to establish permanent human colonies on the Moon and Mars; how food will be grown and waste recycled and eventually the plans to terraform Mars to make it more habitable for humans.   Colonizing Space (The Universe 2) part 49 of 72 [...]

16
Sep

2010 Extreme Universe: Edge Of Space. Delve into the unknown on a journey into deep oceans and deep space, as we seek the answers to some of mankind’s most unfathomable questions.   Edge of Space (Extreme Universe) part 20 of 30 TitleEdge of Space (Extreme Universe) part 20 of 30 Runtime0:00 Views3,990 TitleEdge of Space [...]

15
Sep

Outer space is the void that exists beyond any celestial body, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos. Theoretically, it also contains dark matter and dark [...]

16
Sep

The Space Race was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US) for supremacy in space exploration. Between 1957 and 1975, Cold War rivalry between the two nations focused on attaining firsts in space exploration, which were seen as necessary for national security and symbolic of technological and [...]

14
May

Space – What is Space

 What Is Space– - You can’t see it, touch it, or taste it, but space is everywhere. And it’s not just an empty void. Surprising clues that space is “something” rather than “nothing” are overturning much of what we thought we knew about the universe, and may even hold the key to its ultimate fate.   [...]

16
Sep

The Universe (season 3) – History Channel. A look at the history of space disasters and the potential for danger in space — from explosive launches, fiery reentries, fire in an oxygen-rich atmosphere, deadly micrometeoroid impacts, catastrophic solar flares and a host of other space hazards astronauts risk on every mission. Also discussed are what [...]