Positions Of Satellites Around The Earth On Google Earth
Google Earth and satellite positions Have you ever thought about how many satellites are in the sky? And have you ever thought about where they are at any given time? Check out this amazing video to check out the 13,000 satellites in orbit around the earth.
Orbiting Earth, Landing In The Ocean
Animation of earth-orbit craft, up in space, and landing in the ocean This animation video of a man-made satellite orbiting Earth, then coming back down to land in an ocean, shows what we are capable of (and how the ocean makes our planet the beauty that it is.
A Letter to My Grandchildren
Virgin Galactic founder, Richard Branson, watches his dream of space travel materialize Richard Branson, the Founder of Virgin Galactic, is passionate about space travel. He has been for many, many years. In this moving video, Richard watches has a Virgin Galactic rocket makes its first trip to outer space.
Satellites And Oceans – On A Mission From Earth
Earth monitoring allows scientists to observe our oceans and other bodies of water with laser precision. Nepal was hit by the strongest earthquake in the country’s history in 2015. With modern radar satellite technology, images from radar satellites were able to capture the impact of the quake – almost to the centimeter. This ever-evolving technology […]
NASA Space Pioneers
“We began as wanderers, and we are wandering still” – Carl Sagan This short video takes an inspirational look at some of the first humans in space, and where we will go in the future.
Earth From Space: And The Oceans Below
Water in one part of the world can affect entire ecosystems in another. In the frigid ocean beneath Antarctica, how can a vast undersea waterfall, that is 500-times the size of Niagara Falls, lead to a giant feeding frenzy near the equator? This video explores the above question, and so much more.
Citizen Science Projects
Learn how you can participate in citizen science projects. Did you know snapping mountain-top photos of smog and listening for frog calls can help scientists? Get ideas for how you can participate in citizen science—projects in which volunteers and scientists work together to answer real-world questions and gather data. Read more here.
Underwater Cable Map – 10 Facts About the Internet’s Undersea Cables
In describing the system of wires that comprises the Internet, Neal Stephenson once compared the earth to a computer motherboard. From telephone poles suspending bundles of cable to signs posted warning of buried fiber optic lines, we are surrounded by evidence that at a basic level, the Internet is really just a spaghetti-work of really […]