Household gadgets for the nerd household

Are you totally into Flower Power and bell bottoms? Then this Lava lamp rocket is just the thing for you! Lava lamps were an absolute hit in the 70...

It's fascinating how a distant celestial body can influence us in our everyday lives. You've probably woken up in the morning completely exhausted ...

Although being an astronaut is pretty much the dream job idea when we were children, it’s ultimately not as appealing as it looks at first glance: ...

Tape can be a real lifesaver - for example, for the crew of Apollo 13 in 1970. With the help of a roll of Duct Tape, the astronauts were able to mo...

Summer means sun, beach, ice cream and balmy summer nights when the stars twinkle in the sky. With a bit of luck, we might even see a shooting star...

Pluto isn't just chronically lonely - far away from the sun, the Earth, and the other celestial bodies of our solar system - the poor orb has even ...

As normal people, we will probably never get to see our earth or its smaller companion, the moon, in all their glory, except in photos or videos. B...

The moon has fascinated people since time immemorial and for good reason. After all, it influences the tides of the oceans and even our bodies. In ...

Anyone who has ever been on the ISS or elsewhere in space knows that everything has to be secured in weightlessness. Objects are often attached to ...

Every mission, whether in space or on Earth, must be well prepared. Don’t forget vital items such as your drinking bottle!When you have finally dec...

Without what could you never leave Earth?If we put the question like that, we’d probably get a lot of different answers ranging from pragmatic (“a ...

Most likely, it will always be the privilege of older generations to lecture younger generations about how hard and unforgiving life was "back in t...

Astronauts always need a perfect view. Only with a clear helmet visor can they carry out all the tasks that arise in space, such as taking a short ...

Stars and other celestial bodies have fascinated us humans for as long as we have existed. In the beginning, we could only observe them from a dist...