Search Results | kilometer
Your search for "kilometer" returned 1,388 results
Mt. Vesuvius: Eruptions, History, & Information
science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/mount-vesuvius.htm
Scientists predict that the next eruption of Mount Vesuvius will be violent. Find out what damage could be done if Mount Vesuvius erupts.
5 Unusual Auto Races
auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/motorsports/5-unusual-auto-races.htm
Tired of watching cars race in a circle hour after hour? Read about 5 unusual auto races at HowStuffWorks.
Why North Sentinel Island Is Off-limits to All Visitors
history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/north-sentinel-island.htm
For centuries, colonizers, missionaries and anthropologists have attempted to make contact with the residents of North Sentinel Island. But outsiders have learned the hard way that, even today, the Sentinelese just want to be left alone.
Test Driving Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car
auto.howstuffworks.com/test-driving-buckminster-fullers-dymaxion-car.htm
How does a 1933 replica Buckminster Fuller dymaxion car handle on today's roads? Learn more about the dymaxion car in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
How to Spot the International Space Station From Where You Live
science.howstuffworks.com/nasa-spot-the-international-space-station.htm
NASA's Spot the Station feature will text or email you when the ISS is about to be overhead. And you won't even need a telescope to see it!
Mars Has an Actual Lake
science.howstuffworks.com/mars-has-lake.htm
Italian scientists have discovered a lake filled with liquid water under the ice cap at the south pole of Mars.
Cyberquad for Kids: Baby's First Tesla
auto.howstuffworks.com/tesla-cyberquad-news.htm
When a little red wagon just won't do, why not have Santa bring your kid an electric ATV? Tesla has you covered.
How Satellites Work
science.howstuffworks.com/satellite.htm
Thousands of satellites fly overhead every day, helping us with things like weather forecasts, scientific research, communications, TV broadcasts (and maybe some surreptitious spying). How much do you know about these eyes in the sky?
Behind the X Prize
science.howstuffworks.com/x-prize.htm
We know who won - top-runner SpaceShipOne. We know what the team receives for that accomplishment: $10 million and an obscenely gigantic trophy. But what about the story behind the contest? Learn about the rules, restrictions, red tape, test crashes, successful launches and the technological innovations that may get you into sub-orbit sooner than you think.
Scientists Detected a Space Hurricane for the First Time. What's That?
science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/space-hurricane.htm
In 2014, scientists observed a space hurricane for the first time; they reported their findings this year. But what's a space hurricane - and do we on Earth have to worry about with them?