The world in bloom: Google celebrates Spring Equinox with a doodle
Today's Equinox also coincides with the third and last supermoon of the year.
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Google marks spring equinox with a doodle
Google, on Wednesday, celebrated the Spring Equinox with a doodle. Equinoxes, that occur twice a year, mark the exact moment when the Earth's axis is not tilted towards or away from the Sun. On every other day of the year, the axis tilts away from or towards the sun. On an Equinox, the length of the day and night are almost equal.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Vernal Equinox marks the first day of astronomical spring. However, the Spring Equinox in the North is the Autumnal (Fall) Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
Hence, while Google's doodle up in the North shows flowers blooming on a drawing of the Earth, in countries in the Southern Hemisphere the doodle depicts fall leaves.
Fall 2019 (Southern Hemisphere). An annual occurrence, the Spring Equinox is special this year, as it sees a rare full moon on the day. This celestial phenomenon reportedly happens only once every 19 years.
The day also marks the final supermoon of the year - the first two happened on January 21 and February 19.
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Since March sees the arrival of earthworms from the soil, the full moon is also known as the worm moon - giving today's supermoon the name 'super worm moon'.
From 'Armageddon' To 'Interstellar', Some Inspiration For Elon Musk’s New Space Suit
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With Elon Musk recently unveiling the first image of a new space suit developed by SpaceX, here's a look at some of the iconic space suits from famous movies. Musk might as well take some notes.
With Elon Musk recently unveiling the first image of a new space suit developed by SpaceX, here's a look at some of the iconic space suits from famous movies. Musk might as well take some notes.
The space suit that helped Mark Watney survive Mars was the result of the filmmaker's collaboration with NASA to design the costume. While it was quite close to the real deal, the movie suits are slimmed-down and less puffy. Director Ridley Scott also reportedly liked the idea of using orange in the suits, given the reddish-orange hue of Mars.
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The 1998 science fiction film actually used realistic suits when the characters were training in a dive tank at NASA. They were later seen in NASA's Advanced Crew Escape Suit during the launch. However, the suits they wore while on the asteroid are fictional - designed for ground missions, carrying thrusters to keep spacemen grounded in a low-gravity environment.
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Cooper and his team of astronauts explored the deep space and unknown worlds wearing space suits that ook plausible and realistic. The suits have forearm-mounted thrusters which help astronauts brake when jumping off planetary cliffs. However, the suits don't feature any tank large enough to store a reasonable amount of compressed gas that is used in the thrusters.
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When Tony Stark joined the Guardians of the Galaxy, he created a sophisticated armour that could withstand space and all the action up there. This armour is powered by numerous Repulsor Tech cores, like the one once implanted in Stark's chest. It is equipped with a new AI called PEPPER that can take over the suit in case of an emergency. It also has the 'Stark Omniversal Multitasking Software', which allows its user to control other suits of armour located on Earth from light years away.
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Considered as one of the greatest science fiction films, '2001: A Space Odyssey' had astronauts wearing colourful space suits made of a loose, rubbery material that straps to a device on the chest and a helmet with an extended point. Interestingly, the movie space suits resemble the blue spacesuit of astronauts on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which combines a retro flare with a modern feel.
Considered as one of the greatest science fiction films, '2001: A Space Odyssey' had astronauts wearing colourful space suits made of a loose, rubbery material that straps to a device on the chest an..
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As mission specialist Ryan Stone struggled to survive a space disaster in 'Gravity', the movie's depiction of space suits and physics of space is probably the closest to reality. The movie does take some liberties though, like Stone could suit up quite easily, and never needed a cooling garment, when in fact real suits like these are more complicated.
As mission specialist Ryan Stone struggled to survive a space disaster in 'Gravity', the movie's depiction of space suits and physics of space is probably the closest to reality. The movie does take ..
