Missions To Mars: Every Space Mission To Mars, Successful And Unsuccessful, From 1960 To The Future.

Many Hearts, One Beat The connection is known as "respiratory sinus arrhythmia", and is thought to be induced by the "vagus nerve" becoming activated by exhaling. To prounounce the word "arrhythmia" click here:  http://bit.ly/15RwMEi Definition of vargus nerve: http://bit.ly/19omtO0 More info: http://bit.ly/18mkPfV Photo: Pomona College

“I was sold on flying as soon as I had a taste for it.” – John Glenn Planning your summer vacation? Be sure to check out these groovy aviation museums with your #STEMists! http://www.groovylabinabox.com/6-kid-friendly-u-s-aviation-museums/ #aviation #museums #flying #STEM

Patagonia at night...groovy. Credit: NASA/ Infrared.

Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the 'overview effect' as an experience that has transformed their perspective of the planet and mankind's place upon it, and enabled them to perceive it as our shared home, without boundaries between nations or species. http://bit.ly/15SvE3h

#TBT 2014: A composite photo of the sun that shows hotspots of magnetic fields that have gathered to form what appears to be a Jack-O-Lantern. 📸 @nasa Share It: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/tbt-2014-jack-o-lantern-sun-via-groovy-lab-in-a-box-stemforkids/ #jackolantern #nasa #halloween #october #spooky #pumpkin https://www.instagram.com/p/B4RMTPehEGM/?igshid=mmfwuqvc6fqc

Scientists in Switzerland use sound waves to levitate, manipulate matter. http://bit.ly/15z86Ro As anyone with a subwoofer and a teenager knows, sound waves exert pressure. When those waves are bounced between carefully aligned surfaces, they can create what is known as a standing wave, in which the total pressure from the original wave and its reflection cancel each other out. Objects placed at spots along the wave with the lowest amplitude, known as node points, tend to stay put. Being able to manipulated matter without touching it promises a wealth of applications, from material sciences to biology. For instance nucleic acids can be introduced into cells – a process known as DNA transfection – without fear of contamination."You can basically play with cells in a droplet," says Foresti While commuting via acoustically levitated skateboards may be far off in the future, Foresti says that he hopes that other researchers will soon find novel uses for his method. Meet our heros: http://bit.ly/15z9inT Video: Acoustophoretic Waltz Sodium and water dance a Waltz. http://bit.ly/15z86Ro Courtesy: Dr. Daniele Foresti http://bit.ly/15z96VB

Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM In 1964 Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world.  Her flight took 29 days and was completed April 17, 1964.  According to her obituary, Mock thought her flight was no big deal.  She said she did it mostly “to have fun.” Although she enjoyed flying, she obviously took it seriously, too–she did, after all, live to the age of 88.  When she did her around-the-world flight, she was a full-time mother of three children and had been a licensed pilot for only seven years.  During her famous flight she once had to land in Saudi Arabia.  After she exited the plane, the crowd waited for a man (the pilot) to come out, too.  When no man emerged, they realized she was the pilot and many cheered.  Her plane, the Spirit of Columbus, is in a museum in Chantilly, Virginia.

In honor of Mother's Day, we share this photo of Chemist, medical doctor and NASA astronaut, Anna Lee Fisher, who became the first mother in space when she embarked on mission STS-51A on the Space Shuttle Discovery. Happy Mother's Day, and keep looking up! (Photo credit: NASA) Thank you @StarTalkRadio for this groovy post! #mothersday #KeepLookingUp

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