What If The Sun Disappeared? (And Some Updates)

          What would happen to us when our Sun disappears in an instant? If you want the answer to this question, better watch the video embedded above. I found this video weeks ago and it is amazing so I posted it today. Click here if you want to check it on Youtube. 

          I would also like to inform you about the recent gadgets included in the blog. You can now use Google Translate*(found below the blog header) which allows you to read the blog in several languages. You can now also use the +1 Button*(found above the fishes gadget)  if you want to recommend this blog in Google+.  

If you find these kinds of videos interesting, click the link in the source below. Feel free to leave comments too.

Source: Vsauce (http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce?feature=watch)

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Phonograph Records in Space

The Golden Record Cover

          Have you ever wondered if someone from space, perhaps extraterrestrials, intercepted one of our space probes? Can we somehow leave a message in that space probe in case an extraterrestrial will intercept it (if they ever exist)? The answer is yes.

          In fact, NASA already did it. They placed the message to both Voyager 1 and 2. The message is said to be carried by a phonograph record. The phonograph record is a 12-inch gold plated copper disk. It contains sounds and images that show the life on this planets. The contents of the record are carefully selected by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan of Cornell University. 

          As of this moment, Voyager 1 and 2, together with the record,  are already in space and are about to reach interstellar space. 

You can read more about the golden record and Voyager 1 and 2 if you click the link below.

Source: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html

UARS Satellite going home.

Video from: youtube.com

The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite or UARS going home and is expected to fall to earth today. The video shows the approximate time and place to where or when it will fall back. The video also shows the estimated velocity as it lower its altitude. I cant add more details about this topic due to a lack of time. Watch the video and enjoy