March 1, 2019

What’s the difference between an asteroid, a meteor and a meteorite?

Asteroids are roving rocks found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. A Meteor also known as shooting stars, meteors are places of rocks or […]
March 1, 2019

Why would we want to visit the asteroid belt?

There’s gold (and other precious metals) in those rocks! In fact, a company called Planetary Resources plans to send robot miners to the asteroid belt. The […]
March 1, 2019

How to stop dangerous asteroids?

NASA is planning to capture one. Its Asteroid Redirect Mission may attempt to nab an asteroid in a space probe’s “capture bag” and release the roving […]
March 2, 2019

Why is it considered crude to eat with your elbows on the table?

This rule goes back to medieval times, when diners eat shoulder-to-shoulder at narrow feasting tables with no elbow room to spare. Imagine a big old medieval […]