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Atmospheric Turbulence
Atmospheric Turbulence: a small-scale, irregular air motions characterized by winds that vary in speed and direction. Turbulence is important because it mixes and churns the atmosphere and causes water vapour, smoke, and other substances, as well as energy, to become distributed both vertically and horizontally.
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JUN 24, 2019Space & Astronomy
When it comes to modern reusable rocketry, nothing comes close to the substantial lifting power of SpaceX’s Falcon ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 18, 2019Space & Astronomy
Rockets are flying cargo into space more often these days than ever before, made possible in part by cost-effective reus ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
SpaceX moved forward with a prearranged Falcon 9 rocket launch from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesd ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Mars has two natural satellites: Deimos and Phobos; the latter orbits Mars closer than any other moon orbiting the other ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
When spaceflight engineers design highly specialized spacecraft for interplanetary missions, they’re doing some ra ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2019Space & Astronomy
One of the most captivating parts of astronomy is studying distant stars and comparing them to our own, which brings us ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2019Space & Astronomy
Commercial space company SpaceX officially launched 60 of its Starlink internet communication satellites into space last ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a long-term goal of sending humankind to Mars such that we can colonize the red planet and exis ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2019Space & Astronomy
It was just over a year ago that SpaceX lofted Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla Roadster with the ‘Starman&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2019Space & Astronomy
Comet 67P has captivated the attention of astronomers for a very long time, and so it should come as no surprise to anyo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
When you think about space rockets, some of the major contributors that come to mind are NASA and SpaceX; but there are ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s never a dull moment on the International Space Station, especially given just how quickly things can seem to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
The lunar eclipse that took place on January 21st was captivating, not only because these kinds of events in general can ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2019Space & Astronomy
Venus is a particularly strange planet, and this is part of the reason why planetary scientists have taken so much inter ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
Coral reefs play a critical role on the planet. They are some of the most biodiverse biomes, providing food and habitat ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
The upcoming infrared-based James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is poised to become the Hubble Space Telescope’s suc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and app ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Space & Astronomy
During SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2019, which transpired back in February, the commercial space com ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
Stratolaunch is the unique name given to a specialized dual-fuselage airplane that, much like the name implies, could on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s been more than a year since SpaceX first demonstrated the flight capabilities of its heavy-lifting Falcon Hea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
Both NASA and the United States Air Force recognize approximately 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface as the s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA acknowledged just under three weeks ago that it was having trouble meeting the stringent development deadlines for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally makes it to Mars, it’ll be tasked with more than just moving around on t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2019Space & Astronomy
As expected, a team of two NASA astronauts comprised of Nick Hague and Christina Koch performed a controversial spacewal ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to modern reusable rocketry, nothing comes close to the substantial lifting power of SpaceX’s Falcon
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Rockets are flying cargo into space more often these days than ever before, made possible in part by cost-effective reus
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX moved forward with a prearranged Falcon 9 rocket launch from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesd
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Mars has two natural satellites: Deimos and Phobos; the latter orbits Mars closer than any other moon orbiting the other
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When spaceflight engineers design highly specialized spacecraft for interplanetary missions, they’re doing some ra
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2019
Space & Astronomy
One of the most captivating parts of astronomy is studying distant stars and comparing them to our own, which brings us
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Commercial space company SpaceX officially launched 60 of its Starlink internet communication satellites into space last
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a long-term goal of sending humankind to Mars such that we can colonize the red planet and exis
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It was just over a year ago that SpaceX lofted Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla Roadster with the ‘Starman&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Comet 67P has captivated the attention of astronomers for a very long time, and so it should come as no surprise to anyo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When you think about space rockets, some of the major contributors that come to mind are NASA and SpaceX; but there are
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s never a dull moment on the International Space Station, especially given just how quickly things can seem to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The lunar eclipse that took place on January 21st was captivating, not only because these kinds of events in general can
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Venus is a particularly strange planet, and this is part of the reason why planetary scientists have taken so much inter
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Coral reefs play a critical role on the planet. They are some of the most biodiverse biomes, providing food and habitat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The upcoming infrared-based James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is poised to become the Hubble Space Telescope’s suc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Mars looks like a dull and desolate wasteland at first glance, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable when you stop and app
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
During SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2019, which transpired back in February, the commercial space com
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Stratolaunch is the unique name given to a specialized dual-fuselage airplane that, much like the name implies, could on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s been more than a year since SpaceX first demonstrated the flight capabilities of its heavy-lifting Falcon Hea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Both NASA and the United States Air Force recognize approximately 80 kilometers above the Earth’s surface as the s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA acknowledged just under three weeks ago that it was having trouble meeting the stringent development deadlines for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally makes it to Mars, it’ll be tasked with more than just moving around on t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2019
Space & Astronomy
As expected, a team of two NASA astronauts comprised of Nick Hague and Christina Koch performed a controversial spacewal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard