The lead scientists of Voyager said, "This is an unparalleled journey, and we're still in the process of discovering what's out there."Wikimedia Commons
Forty years ago today, the Voyager 1 space probe left Earth for the stars, where it is now the farthest man-made object from Earth.
On September 5th, 1977 the Voyager 1 probe was fired into space, just a week after its twin, Voyager 2 had been launched. Their mission was to tour the solar system’s outer planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Read More...
Most know that male seahorses are the baby bearers of the species. What few know is how shockingly strange seahorse birth actually looks. The fact that seahorse birth is handled by the males, and not the females, is likely common knowledge, but still a strikingly rare thing in nature. In fact, seahorses are one of only two animal groups where the male is the one that gives birth (the other is the pipefish, a more ruthless male carrier that aborts embryos from ugly mothers). Read More...
What happened on this day in history: Constantinople burns in 1870, "Tank Man" makes his dramatic stand in Tiananmen Square, and more.1850: Pat Garrett Is Born Pat Garrett, who later shot and killed the outlaw Billy the Kid, is born in Chambers County, Alabama. 1870: Constantinople Burns A vast swathe of the Ottoman city of Constantinople burns to the ground. The fire, caused by a girl who accidentally dropped a hot piece of charcoal out the window, ultimately killed 900 people and destroyed 3,000 homes. Read More...
