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See Real NASA Astronauts In Famous Sci-Fi Movie Posters
One would imagine being an astronaut is a high-stress occupation. Despite being quite literally a dream job for many at …
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Let Walt Whitman Inspire You To Explore Space With Poetry And Dubstep
The thing everyone has been waiting for has finally happened; someone finally put a Walt Whitman poem to dubstep. Only …
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One Of Neptune’s Moons Is Hiding A Subsurface Ocean?
Mankind’s exploration of space has revealed many fascinating discoveries over the years about the composition of our solar system and …
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Moon Bubbles: Do They Hold The Key To Radiation Shielding On Spacecraft?
Mankind may have walked on it, zoomed around it, and thrown satellites into its surface, but the moon still has …
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Dawn Probe Finishes Up At Vesta And Is Off To Study A Dwarf Planet
The Dawn space probe is about to claim a first in solar system exploration. After spending over a year studying …
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Astronomers Find A Young Star With A Sweet Tooth
Astronomers have made the sweetest discovery of all time. It’s not a new nebula shaped like a candy cane or …
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The Romney Campaign Releases Their Platform For Space
One of the biggest problems for NASA as a government agency is that their focus on human spaceflight seemingly changes …
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Help Build A Space Elevator On The Moon
The Liftport Group is a company that has a pretty monumental task ahead of it. Grown out of a NASA …
A Goodbye To Neil Armstrong, The Most Important Man Who Ever Lived
He wasn’t just the guy who happened to be first out of the airlock.
Betelgeuse Looks Like A Star On The Verge Of Exploding
If you’ve ever had an interest in astronomy, then you’ve probably seen an artist’s interpretation of a red supergiant star …
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Mysterious Geological Structure Photographed From The ISS
There’s something strange lurking in the depths of the Sahara desert. Dubbed the Richat structure (or the far-cooler nickname, “The …
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California Governor Declares Today Space Day
Space is big news over the last couple of years. Virgin Galactic is on the cusp of offering up “affordable” …
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Yo-Yos Are More Fun In Space
Pretty much everything is better when you add “in space” to it. It’s like the old “in my pants” game, …
Stars Can Devour Planets And Astronomers Have Seen It Happen
Five billion years from now, after our sun exhausts its nuclear fuel and starts to expand into a red giant, …
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See The Rare Cosmic Collision Caught By The Hubble Telescope
Chalk another one up in the “things we thought we knew” column. Deep inside the Tarantula Nebula, what has long …
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Fly Through The Universe In The Largest 3D Map Ever Made
Ever want to fly through the universe in your own starship seeing all of the wonders of creation in a …
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Watch ISS Astronauts Play With Water In Zero Gravity
The astronauts inhabiting the International Space Station at any given time are working on all manner of scientific experiments that …
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Scale Model Of The Solar System Will Make You Feel Tiny
Douglas Adams once wrote, “Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, …
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Alien Life May Be Found Orbiting Saturn
Forget the harsh conditions of Mars and Jupiter’s frigid moons; the latest front-runner as a possible place to find alien …
The Discovery Channel’s New Privately Funded Telescope Opens Its Doors
Space, the private frontier. It looks like private corporations are pushing forward not only space travel these days, but astronomy …
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Take A Tour Of The Lunar Surface Courtesy Of NASA
To this day, mankind’s forays to the Moon remain some of our species’ greatest accomplishments. And while it’s been several …
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X-COR Aerospace Moves To Texas And Lets Rick Perry Play With Their Spaceship
Yesterday, X-COR Aerospace announced a deal to open a new research facility in Midland,Texas, for the purposes of developing and …
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Burritos In Spaaaaaaace!
There are countless reasons for our species to pursue space exploration. Limited resources here on our home world. The scientific …
The Curiosity Rover’s Landing On Mars Will Be “Seven Minutes Of Terror”
The Mars Science Laboratory, also dubbed Curiosity, was launched on November 26, 2011, and is scheduled to land in Gale …
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New Kickstarter Project Wants To Record An Album On The Moon
David Bowie famously sang of life on Mars, but a new kickstarter project wants to take the union of space …
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Europe Developing Planes For Space Tourists
Astrium, the aerospace division of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), has developed concepts for Vinci, a luxury …
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An Astronaut Explains The Nuts And Bolts Of Space Photography
Over the half-century of its existence, NASA has provided the world with some amazing images. Whether it’s the dusty surface …
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Faux Vintage Travel Posters Invite You To Tour The Solar System
Despite bearing little resemblance to daily life here in the 21st century, there’s a certain undeniable charm in pulp science …
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Take A Guided Tour Of Jupiter And Saturn In This Video Spliced From NASA Images
NASA’s Cassini and Voyager missions have provided thousands of images of Jupiter, Saturn, and their environs. In and of itself, …
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Photos Of Zambia’s Forgotten Space Program
We all know the United States and the Soviet Union emerged from World War II and engaged in a space …
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