Throughout history, witches were believed to be a real and present danger to society, as evidenced by the Salem Witch Trials held in the late seventeenth century in Salem Village, located in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England.

As you may very well know, Halloween is a time to dress up in silly, scary, or iconic costumes and walk from house to house yelling “trick-or-treat!”. It is a time to scare your friends and go to spooky haunted houses. It is the only time when asking for candy from a stranger is completely acceptable too!

Yuriy Kondratyuk was a Ukrainian engineer and mathematician most known for developing the first known lunar orbit rendezvous. His idea mirrored “mother ship / daughter ship” concept that was ultimately used during the Apollo era. 

There are many varieties of telescopes and all have their places both in the laboratory as well as the everyman’s backyard. But, did you know there is a telescope orbiting Earth right now? Why on Earth would we have telescope orbiting Earth?

In a nutshell, slang is informal speech. It is most often used amongst young people and has its roots in popular culture, whether that be music, television, celebrities, or Internet trends. Slang changes constantly, so words or expressions that were popular last year or even a couple months ago may not be relevant anymore.

Interestingly, technology exists to monitor said sea ice from space. The European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite has been in development since the 1990s and was launched in 2010. This satellite carries a first of its kind radar altimeter payload which can provide surveillance of the Arctic Ocean ice cap at latitudes up to 88 degrees North.

Do you watch satellite television? Enjoy your weather situation being monitored? Have you ever used a satellite telephone? Have you ever thought about how these things are made possible?

During NEEMO, astronauts, researchers, and other personnel live completely underwater for extended periods of time. While underwater, they conduct crucial research and experiments to better improve knowledge and understanding of space.

From the red planet of Mars to the Milky Way galaxy that we call home, space is a place where we send rocketships and satellites and astronauts. One name that you might not have heard of is Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.