Posts Tagged ‘Astronomy’

Some Things Scientists Wrack Their Brains Over (and still can’t come up with conclusive explanation)

Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:47 By GSerrano

Medical practitioners have been aware of the placebo effect for decades now. Some administer it. Still some attempt to explain it as a biochemical effect. However, no one knows exactly what it is and how it comes about.
Cosmologists wrack their brains over an explanation to the horizon problem. Some come up with this explanation of [...]

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Fully Functional Space Suit Up for Grabs

Sunday, May 3, 2009 21:49 By Jaiyant Cavale

Every boy’s dream is to grow up to be a great astronaut someday. Sadly, no one gets to fly all those space ships that we all play on the consoles. However, one can take comfort in the fact that there is a fully functioning Russian Space Suit which is up for grabs at eBay.
It costs [...]

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Accidents May Prove Costly For Space Travel

Saturday, November 22, 2008 13:19 By Jaiyant Cavale

We have been hearing a lot about space travel and how that is going to be the future of the travel industry. However, space travel comes with its dangers and risks. Recently when astronauts were on their usual mission in the space, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, who was cleaning the joint of a wing of the spacecraft, [...]

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Chick-fil-A Dishes Out Space Shuttle Toys

Friday, November 14, 2008 16:08 By Jaiyant Cavale

We all know how tasty Chick-fil-A’s menu usually is and how nutritious it is for children to opt for the company’s mouth-watering offerings when they decide to go out. This time around, the company tied up with Kennedy Space Center to help children not only eat tasty and nutritious food, but also learn a little [...]

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