Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Labapalooza Begins Tomorrow!

3/29/12-3/30/12 8:30am-1:40pm
Lynn Hale Elementary
Arlington,Tx
2 Days, 7 Hands On Science Labs!
Tickets and Prizes Awarded to Outstanding Students!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The Future of Space Travel comes to Dallas!

American astronauts could be going on missions to the moon, asteroids or even Mars in the next two years!  Space shuttle ORION is a considerably smaller spacecraft that will house up to four astronauts and is designed go beyond normal orbit levels of earth.  The space craft is making a cross country trip on its way to Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Dallas was one of its three stops!

Monday, January 23, 2012

The Largest Solar Storm since 2005 could disrupt communication on Earth!

1/23/12
Tomorrow marks the peak of the most powerful solar storm since the spring of 2005.  Over a three day span (1/22/12-1/24/12)  our universe will be showered by high levels of radiation. This massive three punch explosion from the sun could cause disruption in satellites, some types of plane communication and even effect out cellphones and ipods!  First the electro-magnetic radiation ejects itself from the sun followed by more radiation of protons; both propelling themselves into space at over 93 million miles per hour! Finally the coronal blast shoots pure solar plasma at a rate of one to two million miles per hour.  Although THIS storm is much stronger than ordinary solar storms...  Tomorrow's coronal explosion will travel at a rate of over four million miles per hour! No major threat has been know for humans but scientist are continually studying the effects of the sun as well as the "storms" it produces.



Sunday, January 1, 2012

2nd NASA probe en route to moon on New Year’s Day - Chicago Sun-Times

Did you know that one side of the moon has many more hills than the other side? This leads some scientists to believe that our planet once had two moons which crashed together creating our lop-sided moon!
2nd NASA probe en route to moon on New Year’s Day - Chicago Sun-Times

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

2011 Winter Solstice is tonight at 11:30pm!

This is the shortest day/longest night of the year.  The earth is at its maximum tilt making the sun further south, in relation to earth, than any other time of the year!