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How Nasa Has Changed Your Everyday Life

How Nasa Has Changed Your Everyday Life

4th September 2017

Long Distance Communication Without the 200 or so NASA satellites in orbit around the Earth it would not be possible to stay in touch with people on the other side of the world. Solar Energy NASA developed solar energy in an attempt to create a super light unmanned airc...

The History of Solar Eclipses

The History of Solar Eclipses

30th August 2017

For many ancient civilisations, the Sun and the Moon were seen as deities, so when the sun disappeared in the daytime, it was seen as a cataclysmic event. They were considered omens for the Aztecs, and many Hawaiian leader were named after such events Keke-la (thin sun), Ku-ko-hu (appearing blotted)...

Interplanetary Record Breakers

Interplanetary Record Breakers

21st August 2017

Oldest Person in Space John Glenn became the oldest person in Space when he flew on the space shuttle Discovery’s STS-95 mission in October 1998. He was 77! He also broke another record – the longest time between trips to space. He had been the first American to orbit the earth in February 1...

Facts about Black Holes

Facts about Black Holes

14th August 2017

Fact 1: You can’t directly see a black hole. Black holes are black, but not in that they are coloured black, but because no light can escape from them. This means that it is impossible to use any kind of equipment to detect the black hole itself. Instead scientists must observe the effects of th...

Effects of climate change.

Effects of climate change.

7th August 2017

With no sea ice to lie on, Walruses gather on a beach in Alaska The change from the 20s to now is very noticeable on the Pedersen Glacier. The worsening of forest fires is due to the increase of droughts. The West of the USA is suffering particularly badly with thi...

Facts about the Hubble Space Telescope.

Facts about the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Idea for a Space Telescope is much older than you wold think. Dating all the way back to just after World War Two in fact, when astronomer Lyman Spitzer (1914-97) suggested the advantages that would be had from having a space-based observatory, rather than exclusively terrestrial ones. ...

10 Weirdest Aliens in the Marvel Universe.

10 Weirdest Aliens in the Marvel Universe.

Rocket Racoon The wise cracking, gun toting, and hairiest member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Rocket is racoon is genetically that has been genetically and cybernetically engineered. he makes up half of the bounty hunting duo that are sent to find Star-Lord, but rather than capture him, t...

Women in Space.

Women in Space.

For many years, as it seems to be the case with everything, women were deemed too sensitive and unstable for space. Not to mention – ‘but what about their *cough* monthlies *cough*?’ Yet women have over and over again beaten through male expectations and proved that women are just as good if not bet...

7 of Astronomy’s Greatest Mysteries.

7 of Astronomy’s Greatest Mysteries.

Space is full of weird things, however, most of them can be explained by science. Yet there are some that stump even the most accomplished astronomers. 1. Black Holes The study of black holes has come on in leaps and bound within the last few years, and yet, to misquote Pocahontas, how can th...

Multiple Sclerosis Society

Multiple Sclerosis Society

MS Society funds research, gives grants, campaigns for change, provides information and support, invests in MS specialists and lends a listening ear to those who need it. MS is complex, it has many symptoms and most people won’t experience them all, certainly not at the same time. Symptoms might i...

Velindre Cancer Centre

Velindre Cancer Centre

Velindre are a premier provider of radiotherapy and other specialised anti-cancer treatments in Wales. Velindre support cancer patients and their families through difficult times, their specially trained and highly committed staff strive every single day to make these difficult times comfortable a...

Age Cymru

Age Cymru

Every year Age Cymru supports thousands of older people in Wales, by providing practical support to help older people survive the cold winter months, offering a free information and advice service, organising a wide range of healthy ageing activities, enabling older people to have a voice in decisio...

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