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Six Out-of-This-World Experiments Recreating Space on Earth
The article "Six Out-of-This-World Experiments Recreating Space on Earth" from BBC Science Focus explores how scientists simulate space missions in remote and harsh environments. From the HI-SEAS habitat in Hawaii to NASA’s underwater NEEMO program, these experiments allow astronauts to practice survival skills, test space equipment, and prepare for life on Mars and beyond.
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The Time Dilation Effect: The Speed of Light

In The Time Dilation Effect: The Speed of Light, narrator Kate Yule investigates Einstein’s observation that the speed of light doesn't follow the same laws as the speed of objects. Einstein suggested that time is relative and can speed up or slow down depending on movement. Learn how NASA tested this theory using twin astronauts. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Einstein & Hawking: Masters of Our Universe, a mind-bending documentary that tells the story of how the two most famous scientists of the 20th Century transformed our understanding of the Universe and changed the world.