Aviation and the studies of out outer-space have come in leaps and bounds over the last few decades.
It's safe to say that the people at NASA are most certainly the people who know what they're talking about when it comes to all things outer space.
And now, a NASA internet challenge has gone completely viral and the whole world has been left shook.
Keep scrolling to find out more...
What there is beyond our planet is a mystery...
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But because of the developments in astronomy over the last few decades, a lot has been discovered about our solar system and what there is outside of Planet Earth.The first-ever astronaut was sent into space in 1961.
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Soviet Air Forces pilot Yuri Gargarin was the first human to journey into space after completing one orbit of Earth in his capsule Vostok 1.Yuri became a national hero...
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But 7 years later, Yuri and his flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin were piloting a plane when it crashed in bad weather and killed them both - he was only thirty-four-years-old. Yuri's legacy still lives on to this day - his ashes were interred into the Kremlin wall that is ritually visited by space flight crews prior to their departure for Baikonur.More and more astronauts began venturing further into space...
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Following Yuri's footsteps, 7 American astronauts completed the Mercury Project in which John Glenn was officially the first American to orbit Earth.NASA is the go-to space organization...
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Founded in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.The people at NASA created the International Space Station...
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The space station (ISS) is an outer-space office for astronauts all around the world to use for science and research on behalf of NASA.NASA orchestrates "spacewalks" every year...
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Any time an astronaut gets out of a vehicle while in space, it is called a spacewalk. A spacewalk is also called an EVA, which stands for extravehicular activity.The first spacewalk was orchestrated in 1965.
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The first-ever person to go on a spacewalk was Alexei Leonov, who was from Russia. The first spacewalk was on March 18, 1965, and it was 10 minutes long. Whilst the first American to go on a spacewalk was Ed White. His spacewalk was on June 3, 1965, during the Gemini 4 mission which lasted twenty-three-minutes.But NASA isn't just about sending astronauts into space...
To sustain life during future long-duration missions to the Moon 🌕 & Mars 🔴, @NASA_Astronauts will need: 🥤 Water 🌱… https://t.co/3DPEMsYbA9— NASA (@NASA)1580602026.0
They have heavily studied the Earth's rotation for years now...
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And yesterday, a NASA challenge went viral online and it was completely blowing people's minds.It's called the NASA Broom Challenge...
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And apparently, the aeronautical experts claimed that on Monday, the Earth's rotation would be in "perfect balance" - known as a spring equinox.And what does this mean...?
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It apparently means that a broom would be able to stand balanced by itself in the middle of a room.Of course, the internet decided to try it...
I didn’t know we could do this with our brooms 💀💀💀 #broomchallenge https://t.co/pMXVbX9JKB— JazzyGuns🍁👾🎮 (@JazzyGuns🍁👾🎮)1581388489.0
People have been left baffled by the balanced brooms...
Perfect night for a sweep. #BroomChallenge https://t.co/i9UovaMgVn— Milwaukee Bucks (@Milwaukee Bucks)1581391534.0
Now we totally agree with this one...
Now if the damn thing would just start sweeping by itself. That would be really impressive. #broomchallenge https://t.co/fSDRKjuD6G— Tim Akimoff (@Tim Akimoff)1581390560.0
And it turns out...
Proud to say that after only 2 months of owning this broom, he’s all grown up now and can stand on his own :’) word… https://t.co/tJEde5FH34— Brother Nature (@Brother Nature)1581392028.0
The spring equinox isn't due until the 19th of March...
I always said I wanted a pole in my living room. Welp boutta pay off my student loans! #broomchallenge https://t.co/o7IsbR8GDQ— 🇵🇷 Surfboart Sashaa (@🇵🇷 Surfboart Sashaa)1581390584.0
And the sad news is...
Y’all some liars smh 🙄 #broomchallenge https://t.co/wnkbs2dZYQ— EyeJay (@EyeJay)1581398520.0
The director of the UNESP Astrophysics Institute, Rodolfo Langhi, has shed some light on the challenge...
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In an interview with Portal R7, published by Time 24 News, he said that there is no physical relationship with the fact that the brooms are standing. "It depends on the base of the object, the heavier and wider it is, the greater the chances of standing," he explained, "The same brooms that appear in the photos can be balanced at any time of the year."Meteorologist Betsy Kling supported Langhi’s statements...
Can’t decide which one to take 🤔 #broomchallenge https://t.co/g1LLpwioWR— Jay Tea (@Jay Tea)1581398658.0
So just to clear things up...
Say NASA , play Gravity by Youngboy 😎 #broomchallenge #Gramfam https://t.co/BsmAfT5uW7— Bebe🐝🛠 (@Bebe🐝🛠)1581399664.0