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How tall are you, really? Activity

by David Shaw, 30 March 2016 | 0 comments

Someone is standing next to a wall. Someone else is holding a book end above their head.

You might think you know your height, but this activity might change your mind. How tall are you, really?

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An astronaut’s tall tale News

by David Shaw, 26 March 2016 | 0 comments

Two astronauts.

On 2 March this year, two long-term International Space Station residents returned to Earth. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko both spent 342 days in space. Their year-long mission included space walks and Earth photography. But the most important experiment was on themselves. How does a person react to a year in space?

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