Why Do We Explore? Simply Put, It Is Part Of Who We Are, And It Is Something We Have Done Throughout

Why do we explore? Simply put, it is part of who we are, and it is something we have done throughout our history. In “We Are the Explorers,” we take a look at that tradition of reaching for things just beyond our grasp and how it is helping us lay the foundation for our greatest journeys ahead. So what are we doing to enable exploration? We’re building the Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System.

Also underway, is Astronaut Scott Kelly’s Year In Space. Kelly is living and working off the Earth, for the Earth aboard the station for a yearlong mission. Traveling the world more than 220 miles above the Earth, and at 17,500 mph, he circumnavigates the globe more than a dozen times a day conducting research about how the body adapts and changes to living in space for a long duration.

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I don’t understand how orange correlates with black in a way that’s new

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Fashion / Hipster / Grunge

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Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
Floral And Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos By Wilma Boekholt
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Floral and Vintage Inspired Temporary Tattoos by Wilma Boekholt

Artist Wilma Boekholt shares her stunning dainty, feminine and vintage inspired illustrations on her boutique as temporary tattoos. Covering a wide range of themes from majestic animals, minimalist pieces and florals, Boekholt’s designs are an artistic and traditional expression of a contemporary body art. The whimsical designs reflect the beauty of a majestic forest where woodland creatures reign. You can find more of her pieces on her Etsy shop. 


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When a normal person expresses sass: oh snap

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9 years ago
Physicists Demonstrate "Weeping Angel" Effect
Physicists from Cornell University have demonstrated experimentally that matter can be “quantum locked,” or frozen in place, with repetitive, rapid measurements. In their paper, recently published in the Physical Review Letters, the team explains how the quantum Zeno effect can restrict the quantum tunneling of confined particles.

The team’s research does not show us that weeping angels exist (what a scary thought that would be), but that the principle behind their movement can be demonstrated in the lab. According to Physics Central, “In the television show, though, there’s something about conscious observation that makes this work; the photons bouncing off the angels have to land in someone’s eye to freeze them in place. In reality however, (extrapolating generously from this experiment), such a creature could only move in complete darkness, or perhaps only under certain wavelengths of light. For these atoms, it’s not the photo that freezes them in place, it’s the camera’s flash.”


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9 years ago

The enigmatic Nazca lines of Peru

The Enigmatic Nazca Lines Of Peru

UNESCO’s description of the Nazca lines is spot on: “The Nazca lines and geoglyphs form a unique and magnificent artistic achievement that is unrivaled in its dimensions and diversity anywhere in the prehistoric world.“

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Overcome Chihoko!!!
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