ISSUE 34
MAY 6, 2020
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WILL MULLAH NASRUDDIN BE ABLE TO TEACH
HIS DONKEY TO READ?
SAM VISITS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
WHO DISCOVERED BLACK HOLES?
FOLKTALE
Mullah Nasruddin: The Guarantee
One day, Nasruddin was at the king’s court when the
The next day, Nasruddin told his friend about what had
king turned to him and said, “Mullah Nasruddin, you are
happened at the king’s court. His friend said,
always boasting about your wisdom and cleverness. So
“Nasruddin, how could you ever agree to such an
tell me, can you teach your donkey how to read?”
impossible task? You cannot even control your donkey
Nasruddin replied, “Of course! That’s quite an easy task.”
enough to make it stand still, and now you have
“I don’t believe you,” said the king.
guaranteed that in eight years you would have taught
“I mean it and I can prove it to you,” said Nasruddin.
him how to read? There is no way you can escape that
The king said, “Would you take it on as a challenge,
prison sentence.”
then?”
“Relax,” replied Nasruddin calmly. “Eight years is a long
“Absolutely,” replied Nasruddin.
time, my friend! By then, our king will probably be dead
“If you give me five thousand gold coins right now, I
or he will not be in power anymore. And even if he is
guarantee that by the end of eight years, I will have
still the king at the end of eight years, chances are that
taught my donkey how to read.”
my donkey would be dead by then. Worse come to
The king said, “Fine, I agree. But my condition is that if
worse, if by the end of seven years, both the king and
the donkey is unable to read by then, I will have you put
my donkey are alive, I will still have one whole year to
in prison where you will be tortured every day.” Both of
devise a plan to escape punishment."
them agreed to this deal and Nasruddin left for home.
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FIND Ten
Aliens
stories in rhyme
And then loafs around in the sun. It seemed such a one-sided race, To win was almost a disgrace. So he frolicked about Then at last he set out, As the Tortoise was as nearing the place. Too late! Though he sped like a dart, The Tortoise was first. She was smart: "You can surely run fast," She remarked. "Yet you're last. It is better to get a good start."
The Hare And The Tortoise
Said the Tortoise one day to the Hare: "I'll run you a race if you dare. I'll bet you cannot Arrive at that spot As quickly as I can get there." Quoth the Hare: "You are surely insane. Pray, what has happened to your brain? You seem pretty sick. Call a doctor in, quick, And let him prescribe for your pain." "Never mind," said the Tortoise. "Let's run! Will you bet me?" "Why, certainly." "Done!" While the slow Tortoise creeps Mr. Hare makes four leaps,
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Pondering Corner Who owns space?
This question of who owns space comes to the minds of people, is it everybody’s or nobody’s? This is coming to light now as multiple nations and private companies are capable of space exploration. The reason is so because people did not consider space as a solid or attainable thing. But now due to an increase of interest in space travels, it has become pretty predominant that space will be owned in the future. Currently space exploration is controlled by the UN Outer Space Treaty of 1967. But in our technological era this treaty is inadequate. In the present time and era, scientists and explorers are briniging forward thoughts of mining and exploiting space resources. This involves mostly asteroids which will now fall under the Asteroids Act formed by the US House of Congress Subcommittee on Science, Space and Technology. But mining on asteroids is still under research and development. The Treaty also covers the satellites orbiting around the Earth and two of the principles state that countries are responsible for the damage caused by their satellites and they shall avoid any form of harmful contamination of space and celestial bodies. 3
Sam Visits Kennedy Space Center Discover A New Place
There’s so much to do and see at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that I can barely contain myself! The long list of things to see and do here includes visits to the awesome launch pads, an opportunity to see the actual space shuttle Atlantis, see the Saturn V moon rocket and experience loads of other stuff like simulated space rides, lunch with an astronaut and the amazing NASA game Cosmic Quest. My visit here doesn’t include a rocket launch, but that in no way diminished this experience for me. The Kennedy Space Center is huge at 144,000 acres and houses around 700 facilities. I’m at the visitor complex, which itself has enough attractions to keep me occupied. There are museums and space exhibits to explore, with an up-close view of the Atlantis space shuttle, as well as many other interactive exhibit, like the Saturn V exhibit, which is plain awesome! There’s also the shuttle launch experience which is a definite must for any space-enthusiast, or just anyone who enjoys being amazed. It offers a simulated experience of how it’s like to be in space! With a launch experience and everything. You can take the guided bus tour that is included in the daily admission pass. It departs every 15 minutes from the entrance. Or you could set out to explore by yourself. There’s so much to see here that a day is never enough. Even the VIP features here like the Cosmic Quest game, and the Astronaut training experience are worth every dime!
Name the
Space Elements
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spot ten differences
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CASA & ASA Discoveries and Inventions
Do you know who discovered black holes?
Discovery of Black Holes
Hawking which defined black holes as we now understand them. His studies revealed character-
A black hole is an area in space which has a very
istics of black holes – their ability to have a tem-
strong field of gravity and as a result, light is
perature and give off heat, which played a part in
unable to escape from it. Due to this, black holes
helping future scientists understand them better.
are invisible. In order to observe them, telescopes are equipped with special instruments which
There may be three types of black holes (based on
observe the behaviour of material and stars
their masses)-
surrounding black holes in order to detect their
1. Miniature Black Holes – Their mass is much
presence.
smaller than that of the sun. None have been discovered so far.
Black holes are formed when a large star dies and collapses into itself. It is this compression of
2. Stellar Black Holes – They are formed when a
matter into a tiny space, which causes the strong
massive star collapses.
field of gravity. In 1915, Albert Einstein published his Theory of General Relativity – upon which a
3. Supermassive Black Holes – They are most
majority of modern physics is based. Soon after its
publication,
German
physicist
likely formed as a byproduct when a galaxy is
Karl
formed and as result are at the centers of galaxies.
Schwarzschild found solutions to Einstein’s equa-
They are surrounded by stars and gas clouds and
tions and predicted the existence of black holes.
continue to feed on matter and grow.
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Tickle your
funny
Q. How much is the moon worth? A. One
dollar, because it has four quarters.
Q. What should you do when you see a green alien? A. Wait
until it's ripe!
bone
Q. What is an alien's favorite candy bar? A. A
Mars Bar!
Q. How do you organize a space party? A. You
planet!
AMUSING NEWS
a comic story
sir dig-a-lot
Hades
“The other night you told me about Hercules in Greek mythology. I want to learn more about Greek mythology,” said Rohan.
“Let me tell you about Hades tonight, the God of the dead. He is considered the gatekeeper of the underworld. That was where people went after they died, according to Greek mythology.”
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“People did not worship Hades but feared him. When the world was being divided by the three sons of Cronos, Zeus took the sky, Poseidon the seas and Hades took the underworld.”
“Hades fell in love with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, the queen of harvest. He kidnapped her against her will and took her to the underworld. Persephone cried for days but Hades was so deeply in love with her that he wanted her to love him.
Demeter pleaded to Zeus, who sent his son Hermes as a messenger, to strike a deal with Hades. Zeus knew if he didn’t help Demeter would always be sad and the crops would not grow, leaving people starve to death.
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Hermes struck a deal that Hades would marry Persephone and she would become the queen of the underworld but after six months Hades would send her back to Demeter. That is why the Greeks believe that Demeter lets flowers bloom to welcome her daughter and when it is time for her to leave, she gets upset and sheds all the flowers.”
“I loved the story. Greek mythology is interesting, much like Indian,” said Rohan. “It sure is,” concluded Sir Dig-a-Lot.
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My father bought me a telescope when I was 14 years old. He had known for a long time that I was interested in the mysteries of outer space and finally bought me my very own telescope! It was quite powerful and I could see certain planets and stars very clearly. I had studied which planets were visible each month and was looking forward to a clear image of Venus one evening. Instead, I saw what looked like a metal shuttle soaring across the sky. What was it?
Complete the Story...
fun facts
with Hamlet the Hamster To know or not to know, that is the question! Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know?
Animals in Space Fruit flies - on February 20, 1947, the United States sent some fruit flies into space to study radiation exposure at high altitudes. Dogs - Laika, a Russian dog, went to space on November 3, 1957. Scientists wanted to study her endurance of harsh conditions of hunger and cold temperatures. Monkeys - Albert I was the first monkey astronaut to be launched into space. He left for his historical space trip from a NASA space station in New Mexico on June 11, 1948. Cats - A cat called Felicette was trained to go into space and was launched on October 18, 1963 to orbit the Earth. She was the first kitty in the cosmos. Spiders - The United States sent a European garden spider couple named Arabella and Anita to visit space on July 28, 1973. Scientists wanted to study the effect of being in the Earth’s orbit on their web-spinning abilities. 11
Find two of the same aliens
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