Wide Angle: Sharks... and Space?

For Discovery Space's celebration of Discovery Channel's Shark Week, we've compiled some lesser-known facts about the connection between sharks and space...
 

Sharks In Space?

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Although we couldn't find any examples of sharks floating around the cosmos, there are actually some surprising links between these big fish and space exploration... Credit: NASA, edit by Ian O'Neill
 

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  • Slide Show: Shark Habitats From Space
    Sharks can be found in just about every nook and cranny of the world's oceans. It is therefore a fairly easy task to select some cool NASA imagery from satellites orbiting earth, peering down on international shark habitats.

  • Space Shark Sonnet: Two Geek Tastes That Would Taste Great Together
    Space Disco guest Kate Sherrod takes a different approach for this Wide Angle and ties the subject of space and sharks very nicely together in this finely crafted sonnet. And why not?

  • HowStuffWorks: Sharks and Outer Space
    It may seem like an impossible task, but finding the link between sharks and space can be done. In fact, to our surprise, there's a lot of examples where sharks can be found in the study of space and where space can be found in the study of sharks. Confused? Read on...



    • MORE:
  • Shark Week
    Cruising to a beach near you on August 2...

  • State of the Shark Map
    Where in the world do sharks hang out? Take a tour of the location, discoveries and confirmed shark attacks in this interactive world map. Being on top of the food chain is a luxury we humans don't have when in the water...

  • HowStuffWorks: How Sharks Work
    Find out everything you need to know (and more) about how sharks work.

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This Week's Other Wide Angles

Visit our other Wide Angles running on Discovery Earth and Discovery Tech:


Discovery Earth: Shark Super Powers
Sharks have ESP. Really. They have extra senses that make us seem deaf, dumb and blind by comparison (at least in the water).


Discovery Tech: Shark Technology
Think shark and chances are images of technology are not the first to dance in you’re head. But but of technology is used to study sharks – from satellite tracking to DNA analysis – and plenty technologies are inspired by sharks. So pull up a beach chair and read what we have in store for you with this Wide Angle series: Shark Technology.

 

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