14 Year-Old Gets Photos of Space

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January 8, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me. - Immanuel Kant - 14 Year-Old Gets Photos of Space A Lego man encased in a homemade weather balloon ended his journey to the edge of space on a New Hampshire driveway, bringing with him a trove of atmospheric data as well as stunning images of the curvature of the Earth. The balloon, which landed on August 25, is the brainchild of a 14-year-old student named Jack Miron from Bedford, New Hampshire. He didn't know that NASA is using this technology for telescope research and studying the atmospheres of Mars, Venus and beyond. His sights were set instead on an eighth-grade science project. { read more } Be The Change Tonight, take time to look up at the wonder that is the sky. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Beauty in Each Grain of Sand The Blind Man Who Taught Himself To See The Neuropsychology of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Connecting for Good: Social Networks in 2015 Profit vs. Principle: The Neurobiology of Integrity 10 Points on the Science of Spreading Good Mother of All Languages A Brief History of Timekeeping DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,156 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More