This week, let's focus on the Universe!
How Small Are We?
How small are we in the scale of the universe? from Bliink on Vimeo.
1:25 How many humans would it take to span the circumference of the earth?
1:40 How many stars does the Milky Way galaxy have?
2:00 What is XDF?
2:30 What do they liken the Deep Filed images with?
An Astronauts Perspective:
The View From Space: An Astronaut's Perspective from The Royal Institution on Vimeo.
What do the first speakers say about the experience of seeing earth from that distance? What adjectives do you notice?
1:28 What does he compare the window in the spacecraft to?
2:18 How common are lightning storms around the earth?
2:56 What can you learn from the city lights?
4:00 How could we benefit worldwide from being up there?
If you like this subject let's go further:
Listen to this Audio clip from the podcast This American Life – the first segment is 15 minutes and about the sadness a man felt thinking if we humans haven't had contact with aliens does it mean they don't exist and we are alone in the Universe. What do you think?
