Mars Facts For Astronaut Tiger Teams on Special Assignment

138. MARS FACTS MARS IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN AND LAST OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS. LIKE THE REST OF THE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (EXCEPT EARTH), MARS IS NAMED AFTER A MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE – THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR. IN ADDITION TO ITS OFFICIAL NAME, MARS IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE RED PLANET BECAUSE OF THE BROWNISH-RED COLOR OF ITS SURFACE. […]

Climate change is the cause of a number of devastating consequences facing our planet. However, one often overlooked problem keeping the environmental science community busy right now is ocean acidification.

Thinking About Earth Day Around the World. Real-World Applications Experiments with real-world applications are important because they help demonstrate to students the reality behind the science. As a biologist and former AP Environmental Science teacher, I know from experience that these kinds of experiments help open students’ eyes to real environmental issues and can inspire […]

Autonomous Underwater Robots Could Cause Deadly Accidents, Warns UN Think Tank

The “U” in U-boat now stands for “unmanned” BY KELSEY D. ATHERTON SEPTEMBER 08, 2015 MILITARY BOEING, VIA FLICKRSHARE  The next sea change in naval warfare may be unmanned, autonomous robots. In a new white paper published by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, an internal think tank, the fear isn’t the reaper, but the self-steering […]

Junior Astronaut Training: Tiger Teams How can robots help with Astronaut Tiger Teams on Special Assignment? HO Eagle I: 2017 2017 was the first year that California State University, Los Angeles competed in the international RoboSub competition. The first vehicle, nicknamed Eagle I, was constructed with a pelikan case hull and a mechanical frame made […]