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Did you know that plants could grow on the moon, in the moon dirt?
Well, sort of.
Check out the fascinating story on The Super Awesome Science Thread!
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Well, sort of.
Check out the fascinating story on The Super Awesome Science Thread!
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Ok, we should point out that yes plants DID grow in moon dirt, BUT they grew here on earth, with earth like gravity, sunlight, and atmosphere. If you tried to “plant” anything on the moon, it would die immediately. It’s freezing cold AND there isn’t any air. 
HOWEVER, scientists DID successfully grow stuff in moon dirt. Moon dirt is also called regolith, and some was brought back by the Apollo 11, 12, and 17 missions. The scientists used only a teeny tiny amount of the soil, 0.3g, and planted a hardy mustard plant.
Living with dogs may protect kids from developing a disease later in life.
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Find out more on
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The disease in question is Crohn’s Disease (CD). CD causes inflammatory bowel issues like pain, bloody diarrhea, fever, and other awfulness. It can also cause secondary issues like rashes and fatigue.
It’s nasty and if you suffer from it, we are so sorry.
It’s nasty and if you suffer from it, we are so sorry.
Presented at Digestive Disease Week were findings that kids who lived with dogs (but not cats) had a more heathy gut outcomes, all of which protect against the onset of Crohn’s Disease.
Guess what?
It’s not great to lie to dogs AND dogs know when you humans are lying to us!
Let’s break it down on:
THE SUPER AWESOME SCIENCE THREAD!
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It’s not great to lie to dogs AND dogs know when you humans are lying to us!
Let’s break it down on:
THE SUPER AWESOME SCIENCE THREAD!
#TSAST #Science
If you thought you could lie to dogs you’d be forgetting that we can SMELL your emotions.
Humans give of Volatile Organic Compounds when they are happy, sad, or stressed. We can smell them. The best of us are trained to react to them as therapy/service dogs.
@sampson_dog
Humans give of Volatile Organic Compounds when they are happy, sad, or stressed. We can smell them. The best of us are trained to react to them as therapy/service dogs.
@sampson_dog
Researchers in Japan asked the question- will a dog be skeptical of an untrustworthy human, or blindly follow commands.
They had 34 dogs in this study and in the first round, a human truthfully pointed at where a favourite toy or treat was.
The dogs obviously loved this round.
They had 34 dogs in this study and in the first round, a human truthfully pointed at where a favourite toy or treat was.
The dogs obviously loved this round.
Why is the photo from the JWST so profound?
Let’s talk about it in
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SUPER
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Let’s talk about it in
THE
SUPER
AWESOME
SCIENCE
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1. DISTANCE
The photo is of galaxies a long time ago and far, far away.
Since space is so big, distances are measured in light years. Light travels 5.88 trillion miles in a year. The galaxies used to make the image are 4.6 billion light years away. 4.6b x 5.88t miles = 🤯
The photo is of galaxies a long time ago and far, far away.
Since space is so big, distances are measured in light years. Light travels 5.88 trillion miles in a year. The galaxies used to make the image are 4.6 billion light years away. 4.6b x 5.88t miles = 🤯
2. TIME
The galaxy cluster the telescope aimed at BENT the light around them due to their gravity and it has magnified EVEN more ancient stuff behind them.
13 billion years ancient actually.
13 000 000 000 years old.
It’s a number so hard to wrap your head around.
The galaxy cluster the telescope aimed at BENT the light around them due to their gravity and it has magnified EVEN more ancient stuff behind them.
13 billion years ancient actually.
13 000 000 000 years old.
It’s a number so hard to wrap your head around.
