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Mankind doesn't just send rockets or space probes into space. In fact, many unexpected objects have been launched into space, all for the sake of science. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

On the walls of the Egyptian pyramids, human depictions, and especially depictions of nobility, are often represented in profile. The reason they are designed this way is primarily religious. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the ancient Egyptian characters are not entirely ... Show More

Have you noticed this before? Try this little experiment: Try to break a raw spaghetti noodle in half with your fingers by bending it until it breaks. If you give it a go, the noodle will most likely break, but not into two pieces. There's no need to feel sorry for yourself if yo ... Show More

La question est la suivante: l'espace, en l'occurrence la station spatiale internationale, ou ISS, est-il devenu le cadre de ce qu'on pourrait appeler le premier délit spatial? Sa résolution pourrait se heurter au flou juridique qui entoure encore ce nouveau terrain d'activité de ... Show More

La question de savoir si nous sommes seuls dans l'univers est l'une de celles qui, depuis toujours, taraudent le plus l'esprit humain. Elle est à nouveau soulevée par l'observation d'un mystérieux objet venant des profondeurs de l'espace... Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informa ... Show More

We pick up with the space suits designed for the Apollo program. We learn what the Apollo astronauts had to do in order to go to the bathroom in space. Warning: it isn't pretty. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

Comment un astronaute a failli se noyer ? Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations. 

How much junk can we accumulate in Earth's orbit before we seal off our world? Before we cut the planet off from the cosmos and doom civilization to a new dark age? In this episode, Robert and Julie look skyward to space exploration's garbage. Learn more about your ad-choices at ... Show More

A 3-ton rocket which had been hurtling through space for years has crashed into the moon, according to orbital calculations. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations. 

There hasn't been any official research into the effects of alcohol on the body in space, but at least a few astronauts and cosmonauts have imbibed. Learn about the history and potential future of booze in space in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at h ... Show More

En dirigeant leur télescope en direction de l'espace, les astronomes peuvent recevoir des millions de signaux d'origine technologique, donc produits par une forme d'intelligence. S'agit-il pour autant de signes émis par d'éventuelles civilisations extraterrestres ? Voir Acast.com ... Show More

Humans have gotten pretty good at launching stuff into space—but way less good at getting stuff back down. Up in lower Earth orbit, along with a thousand-plus productive satellites, there are many more slackers: space junk, cosmic trash, garbage of the highest-orbiting order. 

Astronauts left over a hundred items on the moon's surface. But are today's telescopes powerful enough to see what's there? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.