This article examines some of the traits that allow people to act heroically or prevent them from doing so.
Category Archives: Heroes and Quests
China to complete ‘Heavenly Palace’ and break world record for space launches in 2022
As China’s space program heats up, they aim to launch 60 missions in 2022 alone, breaking the world record of 55 missions set just last year.
NASA chief: Moon mission is in preparation for Mars
Watch this short interview with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson about the Artemis program and NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon in 2025.
Is NASA Really Crashing a Spacecraft into an Asteroid?
Watch the short video and read one of the related articles from NASA to learn why.
Yes, scientists are actually building an elevator to space
Watch this video to learn what building this massive structure would all entail.
7 Characteristics of Heroism
Read about the best ways to positively impact the world around you with this quick list of heroic characteristics.
Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?
Watch this video to learn why so many ships are found in the depths of the Black Sea.
Deep sea diving…in a wheelchair
Watch Sue Austin challenge what it means to use a wheelchair in her underwater adventure.
ICON 3D Prints the First Simulated Mars Surface Habitat for NASA
Explore the Mars Dune Alpha and consider whether you would ever live on another planet.
Biography of Tenzing Norgay, First Man to Conquer Mt Everest
Read about the first Sherpa to conquer the historic climb.
Matthew Henson, the Arctic Explorer Who Stood on Top of the World
Read about the controversy surrounding Matthew Henson’s claim as the first person to reach the North Pole.
How to survive inside one of Earth’s deadliest volcanoes
Learn from a scientist who undertook an expedition inside one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal
Watch this short video about how the Panama Canal was not-so-easily created.
These women are shaping the future of African space exploration
Read about three African women who are contributing to space exploration programs on their home continent: a space engineer, a physicist and explorer, and a space law adviser.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing
Read about NASA Perseverance’s mission to Mars. Then, explore the images at the end of the article.
Five ways artificial intelligence can help space exploration
Skim through the article to find out how new developments in artificial intelligence can help us venture further into space.
The female code-breakers who were left out of history books
Meet the unsung heroines who deciphered military codes during the first and second World Wars.
This 12-Year-Old Is (Probably) The Youngest Person To Ever Find A Comet
Find out how Rafał Biros got involved in the hunt for comets and became the youngest known finder of one.
NASA Astronauts Vote From Space
Leaving for the International Space Station won’t stop NASA astronaut Kate Rubins from doing her civic duty. Read about how elections work in space.
Olympian Wyomia Tyus sprinted to gold and spoke out in Mexico City. America forgot her.
Read about often forgotten icon Wyomia Tyus and her quest for Olympic gold.