The world will be photographed again on July 19. The picture will be a very small picture, reminiscent of this image taken at a distance of about 3.7 billion miles away, from the Voyager in 1990. The pale blue dot at the centre of that image is our planet, which inspired astronomer Carl Sagan to write “Pale Blue Dot“. Sagan narrated on this 90 second video, an animation by Joel Somerfield.
Tag: Space
Cleared student goes to space camp – [article]
A few weeks ago, a 16 year old high school student experimenting in her school lab in Florida, US, caused a minor explosion, & a major uproar – she was charged with a criminal offence, & arrested. Better sense has prevailed since, with her being cleared of charges, and through the benevolence of a NASA veteran, with whose help she wll be going to Space Camp
What to do with a little space [video]
Graham Hill has 8 rooms in his tiny 420sqft apartment in New York. Let him take you on a 5min tour of his small house – and be inspired by the incredible functionality that can be built into even the smallest of spaces.