Albert Einstein had an amazing year in 1905. At the age of 26, he published three papers that changed the way humanity thinks about the universe. In fact, 1905 has been called the “Miracle Year” because of Einstein’s contributions. Even now, 104 years later, scientists are still studying these papers and applying them to new [...]
Launch Video for STS 125
By the end of the school year, you’ll understand most of the incredible science behind how we can launch such a heavy object(s) into orbit (it involves more than “rockets go boom” but that’s a part of it)! Amazing. Keep up to date with this mission to Hubble Telescope (the last one!) via NASA. By [...]
STS 125 Launches Today
The 125th Space Shuttle mission launches today, and it’s a big day for science! NASA has a fantastic interactive webpage they’ve built for the mission so you can learn more about the mission’s goals (always good to have those!), the astronauts and the Hubble Space Telescope. Thanks to the principles of acceleration, trajectory, projectiles, chemical [...]
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