Spaaaaace (Part 1)

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SpaceX Crew Dragon: Launched and docked. Now, about that splashdown…
Champagne remains on ice until Demo-1 is bobbing about in the Atlantic

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/04/demo1_spacex_launch/

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Hurrah for Apollo 9: It has been 50 years since 'nauts first took a Lunar Module out for a spin
About as welcome as a what in a spacesuit?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/05/apollo_9_at_50/

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Official science: Massive asteroids are so difficult to destroy, Bruce Willis wouldn’t stand a chance
‘Only a matter of time before these questions go from being academic to defining our response to a major threat’

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/05/asteroids_destruction_plans/

Well, there goes our last line of defense.

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Real life sci-fi: Massive exoplanet booted out of home by binary parents – then slipped back inside by passing friendly stars
Cosmic soap operas may explain why weird alien objects end up in our backyard

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/06/alien_objects_solar_system/

Looks like Lister playing pool with planets wasn’t that far off after all.

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Canada has lunar dreams as Germany worries about what lies beneath
And in Israel, a funny thing happened on the way to the Moon

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/06/space_roundup/

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A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with water molecules on the moon)

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Once again, Futurama was on to something.

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You’d think space boffins would be better at it.

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That voice is only going to get louder if SpaceX aces the upcoming F9Heavy launch shortly.

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Easier to just use rocket drones to move it into a safer orbit and then exploit the resources.

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Hey, teacher, how about doing an experiment with your students and determine the circumference of the Earth as an ancient Greek philosopher?

https://eratosthenes.ea.gr/content/experiment

From the site:
The experiment will take place on the 21st of March. Thus, for your matchup – if no other schools can be found on the same longitude- you can consider the existence of a virtual school on the equator with experimental data 0 (shade of a one-meter stick measured at a certain time). This way you can also have an accurate outcome by conducting the experiment by yourself.*

Please keep in mind that we will provide you with a list of schools (and their contact persons) that are located at a longitude very close to that of your school.

Ask your students to calculate the circumference of the Earth and submit your value in the Submit Your Data area.

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