Illuminate that rooftop! Whether you’re putting up a single string of twinkly reds and greens or if you’re creating a spectacle of lights that’s sure to create a bottleneck on your street…NASA is watching. By analyzing data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite, scientists have identified how patterns of light intensity in our…
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Ben Affleck’s DVD Commentary for Armageddon is Better Than Armageddon
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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ahtp0sjA5U?version=3&rel=0&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent] I have a new hero, and his name is Ben Affleck. Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/ben-affleck-armageddon-dvd-commentary/
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Curiosity Catches A Whiff Of Methane On Mars – And A Possibility Of Past Life
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NASA has revealed that a whiff of methane has been detected twice in the last couple of years at the Martian surface by the Curiosity Rover. The source of the methane is uncertain. It is not even clear if the methane originated on Mars or arrived there by way of a meteorite that landed on…
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NASA and NOAA Agree: 2014 Was Hottest Year On Record
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Though it might be hard to believe right now since the Northern Hemisphere is currently experiencing the coldest part of winter, our average global temperatures are increasing at a worrying rate. NASA and NOAA have analyzed the data independently of one another and yet have arrived at the same conclusion: 2014 is the warmest year on…
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New Crew Launches To ISS, But Will A New Social Media Star Be Born?
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The departure of Scott Kelly from the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this month was more than just the end of the pioneering year in space mission. It also saw the end to a social media icon the likes of which we havent seen since Chris Hadfield, boosting the profile of the station itself and…
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Astronaut’s Stunning Photographs Of Earth From Space Are Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen
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On March 27, astronaut Scott Kelly embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey: a historic mission dubbed,A Year In Space. Kelly, along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, was sent to live aboard the International Space Station for a total of 522 days as part of NASAs research on the long-term effects of zero-gravity. With the mission, NASA…
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Planetary Resources – Asteroid Mining Mission
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Planetary Resources has created a buzz in the tech and nerd circles with their latest video that has gone viral. They very seriously, and humbly, state they are on a mission to begin mining in space for resources, beginning with asteroids close to Earth. Read more on CBS12, USAToday, and WashingtonPost. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fYYPN0BdBw] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/04/26/planetary-resources-asteroid-mining-mission/
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Romney Reveals Space Exploration Plans
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has unveiled his plans for the future of NASA and American space exploration, unleashing a blistering attack on President Barack Obama in the process. In a policy paper released on Sept. 22, Romney and running mate Paul Ryan pledge to secure the nation’s global leadership position in space, which, they…
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25 Fascinating Facts About The Space Race You Probably Didn’t Know
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The space race was one of the most historic events of the twentieth century and played a significant role in the outcome of the Cold War. However, few people are aware of the facts surrounding this unique event in humankind’s history and their knowledge mostly revolves around the first man on the moon and the…
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What NASA is doing during the shutdown.
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Huge Asteroid Cruises Past Earth
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An asteroid wider than nine ocean liners sailed safely past Earth today (May 31), making its closest flyby of our planet for at least the next 200 years. Asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) wide, cruised within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of Earth at 4:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT)…
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Private Space Taxi Builders on Track to Launch Astronauts Soon
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Representatives from the three different companies chosen by NASA to develop private space taxis to carry astronauts to orbit say their vehicles are making substantial progress toward launching people into orbit within the next few years. The companies — Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), The Boeing Company and Sierra Nevada Corp. — are competing to…
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The Second Man On The Moon Wants To Build Two Moon Bases
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Buzz Aldrin on the 45th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 11. View this image › Aldrin on the Moon. NASA Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, wants to establish a pair of bases there, he said in an interview on the 45th anniversary of his return Thursday. “Now I think we need…
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Even Stephen Colbert Is Pumped for Mars Rover Landing
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Even TV comedian Stephen Colbert isn’t immune to the excitement surrounding the historic upcoming landing of NASA’s newest rover on Mars. The huge Mars Science Laboratory, also known as the Curiosity rover, is slated to touch down on the Red Planet on Aug. 5 at 10:31 p.m. PDT (1:31 a.m. EDT Aug. 6). The rover’s thrilling…
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Their Finest Moments: The 6 Greatest Triumphs In NASA History
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NASA has made many strides for science over their long history, but a few accomplishments stand out in particular. Here are the agencys greatest success stories. 1. Discovering the sun, 1958 For hundreds of years, scientists were perplexed by the mysterious force that kept our planet warm and lit during the day. Then in 1958,…
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Awesome: When A Little Girl Told Neil DeGrasse Tyson She Wanted To Live On Jupiter, He Completely Shut Her Down
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Get ready for the most incredible science win ever, delivered by none other than Neil deGrasse Tyson. Hes pretty much the king when it comes to shutting down people who peddle bad science, but this most recent case completely takes the cake: When an 8-year-old told the badass astrophysicist that she wanted to live on…
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NASA Releases 3 Million Beautiful Images Of Earth For Public Use – Here Are Our Favorites
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One of the many awesome things about NASA is the amount of free and open-access content ituploads for everybody to enjoy. Keeping inthis spirit, NASA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)havepublically released nearly 3 million images from theirdatabase of thermal emission images detailing 99 percent of the planets surface. NASAs Terra spacecraft…
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NASA Allegedly Conducts More Successful Tests On “Impossible” EM Drive
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One of the top engineers working on NASAs controversial EM Drive thruster at the Eagleworks Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Texas has spoken publicly about the current state of the project. This is the first direct update in months, as NASA is keeping a very tight lid on the developments. The latest news…
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NASA’s Final Space Shuttle Mission: Where Are They Now?
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One year after launching on NASA’s final space shuttle mission, the orbiter Atlantis is parked today just a few miles from the launch pad where it lifted off on July 8, 2011. No longer flight-worthy — its main engines replaced with replicas and its hazardous fuel lines removed — Atlantis is waiting inside a high…
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James Bond’s 50-Year Love Affair With Space
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James Bond, the fictional British spy who celebrates the 50th anniversary of his film franchise this year, has done quite a lot of sleuthing in space as well as on Earth. The latest Bond movie, Skyfall, opens tomorrow (Nov. 9). From the first film featuring the debonair MI6 agent, to the newest, the 50-year arc…