Question of the Day

Name three reasons the sun and water are so crucial to us. (not a question, but still)

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The Sun

The sun, that blazing ball of hot plasma is crucial to our survival. Many may not know this, but without the sun, it would be hard for us to live even a few hours. Actually, many people think that the sun cause natural disasters, and forgot the importance of it.
The reason the sun is so crucial to us is because it heats up our atmosphere. Without the sun, nights would be so cold we would freeze to death even with the warmest clothes on.
Not only does the sun heat up our atmosphere, it is the most important part of photosynthesis. Without plants  growing, we would be 100% carnivores, since there are no plants that can live without the sun.
Finally, without vitamins from the sun and plants, we would die from malnutrition.
After reading this SHORT summary of the sun, you may want to thank the sun for all its things it gives us.

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Earth at Night

Earth at night!

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Orion Spacecraft

NASA's Orion Spacecraft is planning to blast off in 2017. Its mission is to the moon, an asteroid, and finally, to the moon.
I think this is very exciting, because there goal is to reach somewhere else than the moon.
For more info click on this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%28spacecraft%29

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New Year Goals

Since it is the New Year, I decided to make some goals.

1. Blog at least 3 times a week.
2. Research not only on the outer space, but on regular planes too.
3. Go to The Museum of Flight in Washington D.C.
4. Make more airplane projects by myself
5. Improve on my plane, helicopter, and rocket drawing skills

           Lets hope I accomplish all these goals by the end of the year!
                       Thing #1

Question #2 Answer

NASA stands for: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Some of NASA's accomplishments would be:

• Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins (all the first people to land on the moon) rode the Apollo 11 (the rocket NASA made) and blasted off on July 16th, 1969 to the moon.
• NASA has invented the Mars Rover and many other rovers that have landed on Mars.
• The Hubble Space Telescope, one of the most largest and famous telescopes, snaps pictures of the galaxy with almost no background light. It has taken the most visible light images and has accurately determined the rate of expansion of the universe (part of astrophysics). It is expected to function until 2013.

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Question of the Day #2

Q: What does NASA stand for? What are some accomplishments NASA made?

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NASA

I will be posting the latest news about NASA, but meanwhile if YOU want more information about NASA, here is the link to their website.
http://www.nasa.gov/news/index.html
Thing #1

The Difference Between Thing #1 and #2

Hello everyone! I am Thing #1, and usually if there is a post about Nasa or any other company that has to do with our space, it is ME who is posting about it. Thing #2 is about planes, but I am more about the space and rockets. Of course, we both love traveling so decided to put that on our blog too.

Clouds Question #1 Answer

Clouds form when invisible water vapor rises and mixes with the air. As many many particles form, they clump together, called condensation. When there is more water then the air, the air cannot hold any more water, and clouds form.

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Question of the Day

Everyday we will have a question you might want to think about. Sometimes, the next day we might post the answer, or, if its not a fact- question, we will ask for comments.
Q: How do clouds form? How can they hold water? ARE they water? hmmmmmm

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Intro to Our Blog

Hey Everyone,
We made a blog on science and traveling, and I (lets just say I'm Thing #1 and my friend is Thing #2. We might change names later) are excited about blogging about things we like. Since its two people, we'll probably be blogging everyday, so be sure to check by regularly!

Thing #1 and Thing #2