Have you ever wondered how bees fly? Or what use their honeycomb structures have outside of a bee hive? Tune in to this live chat originally filmed on January 23, 2020 to learn all about bees and how they influence aviation.
To watch the full episode visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1hZsZoUEB0&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UeWQpT5dDXUssF94xYSPkH&index=7&t=0s
For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: airandspace.si.edu/stem-30 "
Pushing the Envelope: The Art and Science of Ballooning — STEM in 30
There’s more to balloons than birthday parties! Hot air balloons changed the world centuries ago, and they continue to teach us a lot about science. Learn about the art and science of ballooning from Air and Space experts and ABC’s chief meteorologist Ginger Zee in this episode of STEM in 30.
Standards for Educators
National Core Arts Standards:
Anchor Standard #1: Generate and conceptualize artistic work and ideas
Anchor Standard #8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
Anchor Standard #11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
NGSS:
MS-PS1-1 Matter and its Interactions (Atomic Composition)
MS-PS1-4 Matter and its Interactions (Particle motion and temperature)
For more educational resources on Ballooning, be sure to check out the STEM in 30 collection on Smithsonian Learning Lab. learninglab.si.edu/collections/world-war-ii/6Yc7MtgiNxdvFTjq#r/
This episode brought to you by the generous support of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: airandspace.si.edu/stem-30
EPIC rocket concepts ⎮ SpaceX // Nasa // Blue Origin
List of all spacecraft in the order of appearance:
Starship — 0:00 and 9:38
The Big F*king Rocket (officially Big Falcon Rocket) will replace all Spacex's current vehicles and eventually take humans to Moon and Mars. In late 2019 Elon Musk revealed that the final rocket would be known as the «starship».
Falcon Heavy — 1:55
Falcon Heavy, previously known as the Falcon 9 Heavy, is a reusable super heavy lift space launch vehicle being designed and manufactured by SpaceX. Falcon heavy first launched successfully in February 2018.
The New Glenn — 4:26
The New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. It is expected to make its initial test launch in late 2020.
Dragon 2 — 5:58
Dragon 2 is the second version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which will be a human-rated vehicle able to make a terrestrial soft landing. Dragon 2 was to carry its first astronaut crew in early 2019 but due to delays these missions have been postponed to happen later 2020. On the afternoon of May 30th, Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, successfully launched its first crew to orbit.
SLS — 8:10
The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle. It is part of NASA's deep space exploration plans including a manned mission to Mars.
Due to the music being copyrighted there are a few audio glitches (sorry but there's nothing I can do)
No copyright infringement intended.
Also earth is not flat.
Planets of our Solar System Documentary — The Discovery of the Universe
The galaxies outside of our own are moving away from us, and the ones that are farthest away are moving the fastest. This means that no matter what galaxy you happen to be in, all the other galaxies are moving away from you.
However, the galaxies are not moving through space, they are moving in space, because space is also moving. In other words, the universe has no center; everything is moving away from everything else. If you imagine a grid of space with a galaxy every million light years or so, after enough time passes this grid will stretch out so that the galaxies are spread to every two million light years, and so on, possibly into infinity.
Master Hot Air Balloon Pilot Bill Costen: Air and Space Live Chat
They may seem low-tech but balloons are important to aviation and space. This live chat features pioneering Black hot air balloon pilot Bill Costen.
Recorded October 9, 2020
This live chat is part of the Museum's STEM in 30 program for middle school students. Watch the latest episode «Pushing the Envelope: The Art and Science of Ballooning» here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqoXjiWnm2Y&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UeWQpT5dDXUssF94xYSPkH&index=1
For more learning resources about balloons check out Smithsonian Learning Lab: learninglab.si.edu/collections/balloons/C9mXWNeWprqoXUr6#r
For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: airandspace.si.edu/stem-30
Scientists announced that they have detected phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. On Earth, that gas is produced by microbial life. While we don’t know what is causing its presence on Venus, life may not be required to explain its presence. This talk features Dr. Sukrit Ranjan, one of the co-authors of the paper. Recorded on September 17, 2020.
Mars is our next door neighbor, yet we almost never visit. But in July of 2020 humans are launching four separate missions to Mars.
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The missions are all launching in July 2020 because it is the ideal time to get a spacecraft to Mars while using the least amount of rocket fuel.
But not because the two planets are at their closest, instead it has to do with something called a Hohmann transfer orbit—the most efficient way to send a spacecraft to Mars.
This orbit is elliptical, and uses the sun as one focal point. The spacecraft’s launch is at the closest point to the sun, or perihelion, and it crosses Mars’ path at its farthest point from the sun, or aphelion. It is very important that Mars is actually there when the spacecraft arrives, but for that to happen the spacecraft has to be launched at just the right time.
The time it takes a spacecraft to travel from perihelion to its aphelion in Mars’ orbit is approximately 259 days. During that time Mars will move about 136 degrees, since Mars is farther from the sun than Earth and takes longer to move the same angular distance.
So in order to sync up the 180 degrees the spacecraft will travel while Mars moves 136 degrees, the spacecraft needs to launch when Mars has a 44 degree head start. This happens for a few weeks once every 26 months, and the next time it will happen is mid-July of 2020.
And so, this time around a lot of space agencies are geared up for launch.
Find out more about all the July 2020 missions to the Red Planet in this Elements.
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Read More:
Mars 2020: The search for ancient life is on news.mit.edu/2020/mars-2020-search-for-ancient-life-is-on-0221
«If there is a story of life on Mars, there may also be a story of death — the catastrophic loss of an atmosphere, and potentially with it, a temperate environment and liquid water. 'The big question is, why did Mars go from being warm and wet to cold and dry,' says Weiss, a planetary geophysicist. 'One of the leading ideas is that it lost its atmosphere.'»
Nasa's 2020 rover: Can we finally answer the big question about Mars? www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51544476
«So how will people react if a rover finds something intriguing imprinted in billions-of-years-old rock on another planet? 2020 mission scientist Jim Bell from Arizona State University is candid in his response: 'We can make a claim about a biosignature, but it's not clear to me anyone would believe us,' he said.»
The moon, Mars and beyond… the space race in 2020 www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/05/space-race-moon-mars-asteroids-commercial-launches
«At last, humanity is returning to explore the heavens with renewed vigour. However, it is not just the US and Russia that are dominating this year’s space agenda. India, Japan and China are all planning complex programmes and are vying to become space powers in their own rights.»
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1.8 billion pixels! Amazing new Mars panorama from Curiosity
The highest resolution panorama of Mars to date from the Curiosity rover has been released. — Curiosity Rover: Facts and Information: (https://www.space.com/17963-mars-curiosity.html)
Panorama in 360 video: youtu.be/0fva2pH41FM
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS