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on Nov 16, 2024

John Glenn
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Alan Shepard
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Alan Shepard. Though Alan Shepard was the first American to go into space, fellow astronaut John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.

Science Trivia / November 16, 2024

164.79 Earth Years. Methane gives Neptune its blue color.

Science Trivia / November 15, 2024

The London Convention. The London Convention was called for by the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment.

Science Trivia / November 15, 2024

Sergi Korelov. Korolev was responsible for the program that launched Sputnik into space in 1957.

Science Trivia / November 14, 2024

84.01 Earth Years. The rotational period of Uranus is 17.23 hours.

Science Trivia / November 14, 2024

Lithosphere. The lithosphere, or solid, outer part of the Earth's crust, is a part of the geosphere.

Science Trivia / November 13, 2024

Michael Faraday. English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday first theorized the electromagnetic field and discovered electromagnetic induction.