Outer Space & Universe
Outer Space & Universe
Space, also known as outer space, is the near-vacuum between celestial bodies. It is where everything (all of the planets, stars, galaxies and other objects) is found.
On Earth, space begins at the Kármán line (100 km above sea level). This is where Earth's atmosphere is said to stop and outer space begins. This is not a firm boundary but is a convention used by scientists and diplomats.
Items in space are free to move back and forth; up and down; and left and right. These three dimensions are what make 3D space. Items also move forward through time, which is sometimes called the fourth dimension.
The majority of space contains very little matter and so most of it is a vacuum. Scientists do not know how big space is but we do know that space is extremely big, and is always expanding.
According to the big bang theory, all matter and energy in the Universe was compressed into a very small space. Then it exploded and started expanding. Space is still growing in size today; this means the distance from one galaxy to distant galaxies is getting longer.
Gravity is the force that keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth and the planets in orbit around the Sun. Gravity can stretch and bend space similar to how a heavy ball placed on a stretched sheet of rubber will cause the rubber to stretch. The scientist who discovered that space can bend is named Albert Einstein. How gravity bends space is part of his theory of general relativity.
Astronauts, Cosmonauts, Taikonauts and Spationauts
An astronaut is any person who is trained by NASA to travel and perform tasks in space. Although the space traveler may not necessarily be a United States citizen, each astronaut does go through a rigorous training regiment by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Other space travelers go by other names then astronaut depending on their country of origin.
In the United States, astronaut is derived from the Greek words ástron (star) and nautis (sailor). While, in Russia, a space traveler goes by the name космонавт (English: cosmonaut), which is derived from the Greek words kosmos (universe) and nautis (sailor). Westerners call a space traveler from China a taikonaut, based on the 1998 writings of Chiew Lee Yik and Chen Lan where the term tàikōng (great emptiness), Chinese for “space”. In China, the term yuháng yuán (universe navigator) is used for space traveler.
Only the United States of America (United States), Russia (earlier, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), and the People’s Republic of China (China) have sent manned spacecraft into space. Other countries have assisted these countries by sending their own space travelers on space missions. For instance, a French space traveler is called a spationaut (from the French word spationaute), which is derived from the Latin spatium (space) and Greek nautis (sailor). (plural in Greek nautes = sailors)
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Red Alert! HOUSTON Plan & Prepare for possible MAJOR HURRICANE Laura HIT!
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RED ALERT! Houston, we might have a problem! Hurricane Laura is intensifying & wobbling West!
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Cristobal will be a Flood Machine for Louisiana & Florida & Gulf States
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Red Alert! Hurricane Delta now expected to be a MAJOR HURRICANE that hits New Orleans Louisiana
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RED ALERT! HURRICANE DORIAN TO HIT BOCA RATON FLORIDA ON LABOR DAY?!?
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Double Trouble Possible! Florida & Gulf of Mexico coast be Ready! Oct 7th-21st
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Red Alert! Hurricane Elsa is a Danger to Florida Cuba & possibly the Gulf of Mexico & the Carolinas
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Red Alert! Hurricane Hannah warnings up for parts of South Texas! HEAVY FLOODING IS ON THE WAY!
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Red Alert! Hurricane Henri to hit New England in 4 days? Grace to hit Mexico & other madness.
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Hilary = Catastrophic Flooding! big Russian Moon lander & Vegas Sphere Trouble.
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Hilary will be a BIG THREAT to San Diego & Los Angeles California!
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Red Alert! Hurricane Ida to make landfall in Louisiana as Cat 4! TS* into Arizona next week!
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Idalia & Florida influencers! More Maui Wildfires! Comets! UFOS! Retrogrades!
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Red Alert! Hurricane into Texas 14th? Tropical Storm into North Carolina 18th & Hurricane on 22nd???
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Red Alert! Hurricane Laura Category 4! 20+ ft Storm Surge! 40 ft waves! DANGER to TEXAS & LOUISIANA
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Lee & NY NJ NE watch! Major floods in Greece, Spain, Turkey, China!
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Lee a possible Danger! to NE USA! 90' waves possible! & Deadly Earthquakes!
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RED ALERT! Hurricane Lee Models shift West! Massive flooding in Libya & Greece! Animal Microchips!
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Red Alert! Hurricane Maria - Prepare for Worst Case Scenario NOW!
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Red Alert! Hurricane Mindy to hit Florida on the 11th & Hurricane Nicholas to Texas on the 14th?!?
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