Outer Space Science Articles
September 10th, 2010 | 
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Is the Catholic Church a good example of how religion and science can work together?
Christianity, and religion in general, is often considered anti-science. But the Catholic Church has done a lot in recent years to show support for science. It accepts the theory of evolution. It has become very involved in fighting climate change and has set up panels to analyse the issue. I just saw this story this morning about the Pope making a phone call to astronauts currently in space:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Pope-Benedict-Makes-Call-To-Astronauts-In-Outer-Space/Article/201105315996659?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15996659_Pope_Benedict_Makes_Call_To_Astronauts_In_Outer_Space
Do you think the Catholic Church is becoming a good example of how religion can embrace science instead of ignoring it? Do you think this makes the Church more attractive to believers and people in general? Do you think more anti-science Churches will eventually follow suit?
Yes, a perfect example.
Mary Roach (8/19/10)
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Creating Space $30.95 Creating Space The Story of the Space Age Told Through ModelsThe Heavens – and trying to get there – have always intrigued man, and have been included in our artwork throughout all of history. In recent years they have been the subject of countless books, articles, radio and television shows and films, and have more and more featured the practical method of achieving these dreams – Spaceships. Creating Space takes us on a journey through the history of the space age, up to the present and beyond. From the advent of the “space race” with the V-2 rocket of World War II to the International Space Station and the future, a complete and detailed chronicling of vehicles is given, side by side with pictures and details of models that depict the multitude of aircraft and spacecraft developed throughout the world.In addition, extensive appendices provide details of all of the space-related models ever made and the many manufacturers and distributors who have supplied them – all in the words of an experienced professional insider. Mat Irvine worked in the BBC Visual Effects Department for 20 years, contributing to many projects including Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Edge of Darkness, the various NASA flights, and many science and space-oriented documentaries and programs. Creating Space is presented in 12 chapters which logically group together the history, the vehicles and the models into logical and meaningful categories. This book will be equally valuable to space enthusiasts, modellers, and space historians. |
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3D Shrinky Dinks – Space $6.5 3D Shrinky Dinks – Space Create 3-Dimensional Astronauts, Sapce Shuttles, Rockets and more, to play with and display!Shrinky Dinks 3D Kits are new for 2011! Trace, bake, shrink and build your favorite Space Shuttles in 3D! Classic Shrinky Dinks® with a new 3D twist! Make your own space program with the Astronauts, Space Shuttles, planets and more. The new 3D Shrinky Dinks® Space kit comes with 10 Shrinky Dinks Sheets (5? x 8?) and Space tracing sheets. Just follow the easy to use illustrated instructions and you?ll be making your own 3D fleet in no time!Kids can use color pencils, markers and every color of the rainbow to create their own 3D masterpieces!These kits are great for craft time, group play dates as well as a fun rainy day activity. Perfect for kids age seven and up!Did you know that Shrinky Dinks have been in outer space! They were sent up in the space shuttle Atlantis in 2000 as part of a science experiment. They wanted to see if a Shrinky Dink would shrink in the extreme temperature changes. |
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The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA’s First Space Plane [Hardcover] $39.95 The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA’s First Space Plane [Hardcover] Author: Piers Bizony Bookviews by Alan Caruba”…a classic coffee table book, 10.5 x 11.25, 300 pages and filled with 900 color photos. In short, the perfect Christmas gift for someone who is an enthusiast for life and travel in outer space. In the 1980s, on assignment, I had the opportunity to visit the John F. Kennedy Space Center and tour the site where rockets and space shuttles were launched. I saw a shuttle up close and that is to say I saw a vehicle that was the size of a small building and marveled that it could be lifted beyond Earth?s gravity to circle the planet. One can only marvel at the courage of the crews that went aloft and the scientific and technological mastery that made it possible. This book is a keeper!” This superbly designed and lavishly illustrated book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the space shuttle. Noted space and science author Piers Bizony has put together a retrospective that covers the entire space shuttle program. In addition to covering every space shuttle mission, the book also covers the development and design of the space shuttle, as well as the technical specifications of the vehicle and details of its major assemblies and subassemblies. A full double-gatefold provides a large-scale technical drawing of the space shuttle. Features: Hardcover: 300 pages Publisher: Zenith Press; First edition (October 2, 2011) Language: English Book Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.5 x 1.3 inches |
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It Came From Outer Space $24.95 It Came From Outer Space It Came From Outer Space uncovers some of the important space age innovations that have changed our world.In this illuminating program, MODERN MARVELS explores how high-level NASA breakthroughs, originally developed for use in space, are now being applied to terrestrial challenges. Learn how paint that can withstand the heat of space shuttle reentry is also used to protect steel-framed high-rises from collapsing in a fire, and see how the oxygen tanks used by today s firefighters look remarkably similar to those used by astronauts during the famous Apollo missions. Finally, discover how batteries that keep crucial satellites in orbit are the same as those that take popular sports cars from zero to 60 in seconds flat. Features: Format: Color, DVD, NTSCM Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009 Run Time: 50 minutes |
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Outer Space Double Switchplate $11.95 Outer Space Double Switchplate Your Young Astronaut will reach the stars, but for now celestial wonders can adorn their own bedroom! Remove that plain switchplate and replace it with the wonders of our universe.Each switchplate is individually handcrafted using a classic decoupage technique, and sealed with a shiny smooth finish to prevent scratching or water damage. Every Art Plate comes beautifully packaged in a see-through gift bag accented with a raffia bow, ready for gift giving! Screws included. |
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Outer Space Passport Sticker Set $6.95 Outer Space Passport Sticker Set Passport Sticker Set of Outer Space. Comes with sticker book that resembles a Passport! Includes the Planets, a Space Shuttle with Rocket Boosters Liftoff, a Space Shuttle in flight, a Mars Rover and more! Features: Includes 21 Stickers For ages 3 and up |
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Outer Space Bib – Set of Two $12.95 Outer Space Bib – Set of Two Our new Outer Space Bib Set is truly out of this world! Your child will love eating with either of these two Outer Space Bibs as they ponder the wonders of outer space!Two-Piece go-anywhere mini bib set features Outerspace Collection graphics in 2 different patterns. Made from non-toxic EVA with cotton/nylon lining. Each bib measures 12 x 9 with 4-inch neck opening, snap closure. Machine wash and dry. |
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Outer Space Switchplate $9.95 Your Young Astronaut will reach the stars, but for now celestial wonders can adorn their own bedroom! Remove that plain switchplate and replace it with the wonders of our universe.Each switchplate is individually handcrafted using a classic decoupage technique, and sealed with a shiny smooth finish to prevent scratching or water damage. Every Art Plate comes beautifully packaged in a see-through gift bag accented with a raffia bow, ready for gift giving! Screws included. |
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Voyager Model Kit $18.95 Voyager Model Kit The Voyager Space Craft Science Kit represents NASA’s twin mariners of the outer solar system. The Voyager laser-cut, recycled paper card stock part kit has all the spacecraft’s major components represented, including the Greetings from Earth record carried on their interstellar flight. Styrofoam High-Gain Antenna Dish adds realism. Kit includes detailed information about the spacecraft, and about their encounters with Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, as well as their recent sensing of the distant edge of the Sun’s influence, called the heliopause. Assembled model is about 22 inches (55 cm) overall including booms. Scale approximately 1/30. |
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Smart Lab Space Exploration Science Kit $39.95 Smart Lab Space Exploration Launch a Space Exploration!SmartLab Space Exploration is so much more than just a toy and book! SmartLab products satisfy and engage a child’s curiosity. Science becomes an adventure. SmartLab Space Exploration contains many fascinating things that kids will love to explore and understand the mysteries about space.The Space Exploration Science Kit is packed with fun activities and information about our galaxy. With answers to questions like, ?when is a star not a star?? and ?which planet spins backwards??, the Space Exploration Science Kit keeps kids fascinated! The Space Exploration Science Kit features a snap-together solar system model with a label sticker sheet; a planetarium with Northern and Southern hemisphere domes; a remote control rocket with launch pad and sticker sheet; a glow-in-the-dark moon; and a punch-out paper Mars rover model with plastic wheels, hubcaps and axles. Features: Science kit that includes solar system model, planetarium, remote control rocket, glow-in-the-dark moon, mars rover model, 9 activity cards and a fold-out guide Package measures 18?W x 15?H x 2.75? Requires 4 ?AA? and 2 ?AAA? batteries, not included |
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In Outer Space $15.99 In Outer Space |
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Getting Off the Planet: Training Astronauts $18.95 Getting off the Planet is the story of how a group of dedicated scientists, working with some of the nation’s finest pilots, prepared for space flight by meticulous research and patient, relentless testing. The book provides a piece of space history largely missing until now. Earlier explorers, whatever the hazards, could count on having Earth’s amenities: food, drinking water, breathing air and gravity.Space explorers had to take their life-support equipment with them. They also had to understand and solve the problems of such a mysterious, dangerous place before anyone had ever visited the space environment. For the first time ever, Dr. Randall M. Chambers , space pioneer who designed and conducted many of the earliest astronaut research and training programs, takes the reader behind the scenes and describes significant space flight preparations.Co-author is Mary Jane Chambers , the scientist’s wife, who has had a long career as a journalist. When they met as students at Indiana University in 1949, Mary Jane was eyeing a career as a foreign correspondent. Instead, she soon found herself a front row seat at a drama about a different kind of foreign place: outer space.Mrs. chambers has doggedly insisted that Getting off the Planet be enjoyable, interesting reading for space fans in all stages of scientific knowledge. She has banished the scientist’s usual props: formulas and footnotes and has instead “translated” science projects into understandable language.Together, the authors have also recollected some humorous anecdotes which inevitably occurred during research and training projects. The book is richly illustrated with pictures of astronauts, test pilots, scientists and engineering technologists in experimental projects rarely seen before. Features / Reviews: Table of Contents Chapter 1: From the Beginning Chapter 2: Getting Started Chapter 3: Some Glimpses into Early Space Research Projects Chapter 4: The Biosatellite Pioneers Chapter 5: Astronaut Selection and Training?with Stress, Distress, Zeal and Determination Chapter 6: Acceleration Forces and Stresses: Coping with Gravity Chapter 7: Early Mars Experiments Chapter 8: Microgravity and Weightless Simulations Chapter 9: Atmospheric Pressure Factors Chapter 10: More Glimpses into Early Space Research Projects Chapter 11: All Dressed Up for Space Exploration Chapter 12: So Much for Creature Comforts Chapter 13: Into Space with Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Chapter 14: Exploring the Moon and Returning to Earth Chapter 15: The Shuttle Programs: New Spacecraft, New Missions Chapter 16: Preparing for Sky Lab and Other Space Stations Chapter 17: Meeting the Public Chapter 18: Serendipities Galore! Paperback: 120 pages Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing Inc (January 1, 2006) Language: English Book Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches |
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Space Bingo $15.95 Space Bingo This Space Bingo game is a great way to learn about the basics of space science. Game contains 6 picture boards for 2-6 players, 42 informative cards and chips. Space Bingo was made possible by the support and contributions from NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. Features: 2 to 6 players can play For ages 3 and up 42 informative cards and chips |
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Deep Space, Pocket Space Guide $9.95 Deep Space The third in the Apogee Pocket Space Guide © series delves into deep space and is a look at all of the spacecraft that have ventured beyond the inner solar system to the outer gas giant planets and beyond. Read about Pioneer 10 & 11, Voyager 1 & 2, Galileo, Cassini, NEAR, Deep Space One and the ESA Huygens probe to Titan. Flight data and images for all of the unmanned deep space probes, including Cassini, Deep Space One, Galileo, Huygens, NEAR, Pioneer 10 and 11, Stardust, and Voyager 1 and 2, are featured in this examination of astronomers’ attempts to understand the outer reaches of the universe. Features and Reviews This should be on all school’s book lists. This is the second book that my children have read from this series and has proved invaluable for their school projects. Even their teacher wants a copy! Informative, easy to read without being childish – fantastic! – H.S. Markham The most fascinating thing about this book and, indeed, this series of books from Apogee, is there access to NASA’s records. Deep space is an endlessly interesting subject; and this particular book is quite well done. Whitfield knew what to put in and what to leave out in order to maintain the flow. – F. Sandercombe Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing Inc (March 1, 2006) Language: English Book Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches |
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Kids to Space: A Space Traveler’s Guide $29.95 Kids to Space: A Space Traveler’s Guide In the interest of getting kids interested in science, math, space, ……..Lonnie Schorer invited 6000 students, in 99 schools in every state in the US and from Canada, to take an imaginary trip to space – each asking 3 questions prior to launch. This resulted in 18,000 questions, answered by 83 experts. So, this is: An art book: there are 146 student illustrations in the book and another 1000+ on the CD/ROM accompanying the book, set to Hawkwind soundtracks. A science teachers textbook: packed with science information in 94 different categories. A reading literacy book: a children’s story, in large font, precedes each chapter – introducing younger children to the material in the chapter in simple everyday terms. A career guide: a mini-bio for each of the 83 experts is included so that kids can see that one doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to participate in the space effort. An adult book: The average adult does not know 85% of the information in the book. It would seem an investigative expedition, where children think about tomorrow, learn techniques for problem solving to reach a goal, explore the unknown and express their visions for the future is, as an educational exploration, as relevant as a land-based expedition. It is essentially the first private citizens guide to space – generated by children. These children are our future explorers, and we need to encourage and reach them now. Kids To Space Special Edition Author: Lonnie Jones Schorer Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Includes CD-ROM Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing (Apogee Books) Date: 2006 |
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Space Shuttle Party Napkins $4.5 Outer Space Party Napkins are a must have at your childs Astronaut birthday party. Check out all of out Birthday Party Supplies at The space Store. |
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Sex In Space $17.95 Sex In Space by Laura S. Woodmansee, author of Women Astronauts and Women of SpaceAs hoteliers design zero-gravity hotel suites for out-of-this-world unions and with the first honeymoon in space already scheduled, this provocative account reveals the truth about romantic rendezvous in Earth’s orbit and beyond as well as the advantages and difficulties of having sex in space. Questions the space agencies are too embarrassed to discuss ? such as Has anyone “done it” in space? What will happen to the first baby conceived in space? and Have astronauts and cosmonauts practiced “docking maneuvers” while in orbit? ? are thoughtfully answered, while science-fiction myths about interstellar intercourse are dispelled. From chemistry to psychology, this exploration runs the reproductive and sexual gamut, from lust and sexual mechanics to conception, pregnancy, and birth in low-gravity situations. This title may not be suitable for all audiences. Parental guidance suggested. FEATURES: Paperback: 136 pages Publisher: Collector’s Guide Publishing, Inc. (August 1, 2006) Language: English Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches |
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Space Shuttle Cup With Straw $3.25 Space Shuttle Cups are a must have at any Outer Space Birthday party. Great for party favors that will last a long time. Check out this and many more party favors at The Space Store. |
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It Came from Outer Space - $12.99 It Came From Outer Space is one of a handful of science fiction films from the 1950s that plays as well today as it did on its original release, this despite the fact that its original 3-D elements seem to be lost. It was also the first science fiction effort of director Jack Arnold, and one of three excellent 3-D features that he made (the others were Creature From the Black Lagoon and Revenge of the Creature) during that format’s short-lived history. It was also, along with The Incredible Shrinking Man, one of the two most sophisticated films he ever made in that genre. Additionally, it was Arnold’s first opportunity to use the desert setting that seemed to inspire him in some of his best subsequent movies. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury, the movie starts off in a gentle, lyrical mode, almost reminiscent of Our Town, as the narrator introduces the tiny Arizona town where the action will take place. Writer John Putnam (Richard Carlson), a new arrival to the town and an amateur astronomer, is looking at the skies with his fianc?e, schoolteacher Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush), when they see what looks like a huge meteor crash into the desert. Putnam and Ellen go to the site of the crash and find a huge crater. When he goes down inside, Putnam sees what is very obviously some kind of vehicle or device embedded in the ground, but before he can show it to anyone, a rock slide buries what he saw. He reports that a spacecraft of some kind is buried there and is duly ridiculed by the local press and some of his own colleagues in the astronomical community, and even Ellen has her doubts. The local sheriff, Matt Warren (Charles Drake), is downright hostile because he believes that Putnam is not only an interloper, but has also taken Ellen away from him. Putnam is at a loss as to what to do, and doing something — or, perhaps, not doing anything — becomes a critical matter when various townspeople start to disappear, including Ellen, to be replaced by alien “duplicates.” A small but significant part of this action is told from the standpoint of the aliens, who are only glimpsed in brief flashes as they move through the desert and the underground caves where they are hiding. Putnam ultimately comes to understand that the aliens are actually benign and only need time to repair their ship and leave; but by then, the sheriff and the rest of the town have started taking his original warning seriously and their intervention threatens the lives of everyone. Reason and a peaceful approach prevail, but only just barely, and the space travelers are allowed to go on their way — in return, they restore the real townspeople. The movie ends on a hopeful note as Putnam predicts that someday, when we’re ready here on Earth, the visitors will be back to make formal, peaceful introductions. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi |
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Windup Space Shuttle $4.25 Our Windup Space Shuttle is a must have at your Outer Space Theamed Birthday Party. Watch the astronaut enter and exit the shuttle. Shop this and many more party favors. |
