Category: Science
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Winter Solstice… Winter is here, are you excited?
[videopack id=”81420″]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/Gg4zqR2v/my-promo-video-408-hd.mp4[/videopack] Winter Solstice is both the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The winter solstice, also called the hiemal solstice, hibernal solstice, and brumal solstice, occurs when either of Earth‘s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, this is the day with the shortest period of daylight and…
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SPACEX: WATCH LIVE: CRS-24 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, December 21 for Falcon 9’s launch of its 24th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-24) mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 5:06 a.m. EST, or 10:06 UTC, from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Wednesday, December 22…
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How do engineers make ROAD SIGNS look the same?
Road Guy Rob What makes traffic-control devices uniform from coast to coast? It’s all thanks to a magical book engineers use called the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). https://tnc.network/rail-fanning/
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Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others
Veritasium Mosquitoes are attracted to me and it’s likely due to my genes. This video is sponsored by 23andMe https://23andme.com/veritasium Huge thanks to Prof. Immo Hansen and team: http://ve42.co/hansen References: Genome Wide Association Study for self-reported mosquito attractiveness: http://ve42.co/MossieGWAS The twin study showing correlated attractiveness is stronger for identical twins: http://ve42.co/MossieTwins
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How NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Survive the Sun
NASA NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is heading to the Sun.Thermal Protection System Engineer Betsy Congdon (Johns Hopkins APL) outlines why Parker can take the heat. More: https://go.nasa.gov/2O7YKsK | NASA launch schedule: https://go.nasa.gov/2JfklMB Music credit: Cheeky Chappy [Main Track] by Jimmy Kaleth, Ross Andrew McLean Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Genna Duberstein (USRA): Lead…
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The Consequences of Our Inactions
The Consequences of Our Inactions By Dr. Tim G Williams The world today is too small for nations to resort to petty squabbles that have always had reverberating consequences for their nations populations. In fact they have had drastic after effects for the whole world. The United States is not alone in exasperating…
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NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Next Cargo Launch
NASA commercial cargo launch provider SpaceX is targeting 5:06 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 21, to launch its 24th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment…
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FEW PEOPLE HAVE EVER SEEN THESE ANTI-FLOOD INVENTIONS
TechZone Check out these anti-flood innovations.
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New L.A. Metro Portrait Exhibition at L.A. Union Station Celebrates Diversity of Bus and Rail Riders
A new Metro Art exhibition from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), will be opening in the Union Station Passageway Art Gallery the week of December 13. The exhibition, titled “We Are. . . Portraits of Metro Riders by Local Artists” celebrates the diversity of Metro ridership and includes 35 new portraits of transit…
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This Downtown is One Big Subway Station
RMTransit The PATH is the world’s largest underground pedestrian network, but the question is: Should your city build one? Find out in this video! As always, leave a comment down below if you have ideas for our future videos. Like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon so you won’t miss my next video. https://tnc.network/rail-fanning/…