Watch the video of first moon landing on July 20, 1969. It was NASA’s Apollo 11 mission which started the beginning of a new era, in Neil Armstrong’s words it was “one small step for man, one giant step for mankind”.… Read the rest
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Washing hair in space
Every astronauts floats like superheroes in the weightless environment of space station. Not only astronauts everything including water floats there, so without running water washing hair isn’t easy. In this video astronaut Karen Nyberg shows how she washes her hair with shampoo in space. It’s different and tricky.… Read the rest
Sleeping in space
How do astronauts sleep in space? It’s little different. Astronauts feel virtually weightless there and a sleeping astronaut may float away from one end of space station to other end. So they sleep inside a sleeping bag which is attached to the space station. Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains in this video.… Read the rest
Solar & lunar eclipse explained
What is the difference between solar and lunar eclipse? Did you know a lunar eclipse on earth is like a solar eclipse on moon? Why lunar eclipse is so common compared to solar eclipse? You can watch lunar eclipse with naked eye, but not solar eclipse. Watch the video, physics girl explains all.… Read the rest
Behavior of water in space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shows how water behaves in weightless environment of space station. He tries to wring out water from a wet wash cloth but because of surface tension water sticks with his hand like jelly and he uses another dry wash cloth to remove water from his hand.… Read the rest