UPDATE: Watch NOW: Supersonic Freefall From Space [LIVE VIDEO] Today, Felix Baumgartner will try to do something no other human has done before: He will jump from a height of 22 miles, breaking the world record for highest altitude free fall. Baumgartner’s suit and support crew are equipped with more than 30 cameras, so every…
If you haven’t seen the movie “The Martian,” then it might seem odd to see a DVD placed for sale next to a bin of potatoes. But for those who have, the Albert Bartlett potato company’s deal with Twentieth Century Fox to use Matt Damon’s face and their film to sell tubers is a stroke…
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…
The web’s favorite astronaut, Chris Hadfield, most famous for his viral videos originating on the International Space Station, has returned to the web with an amusing new video. Chris asked his son to make a video to promote his new book about space that would captivate the online audience. It seems he was successful with his Astronaut’s Guide To…
Okay, now this is going to make you feel good. He may not be a household name, but Brian Hunter of Houston, Texas, is as big a hero as youll ever meet. When Brian found out that a handful of people are crushed to death each year when vending machines tip over onto them, this…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMLw903AUyk?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent] Tor Even Mathisen, who lives in Kvalsund, Norway, took this short video with a Sony A7S to show what it’s like to just walk out of your home and see the Northern Lights. Spoiler alert: it’s awesome. Read more: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/walking-outside-and-seeing-the-northern-lights/
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/
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…
Hes known for his insights into spacetime, black holes, and humanity. But when Stephen Hawking isnt pondering the great questions of our cosmic existence, his other passion is music. In anticipation ofhis upcoming Radio 4 Reith Lectures, the BBC hasreleased a psychedelic animation thatdelves straight intothemind of one of the worlds most famous physicists. This…
Experience what it feels like to fly over planet Earth in this cool time-lapse video taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. http://www.youtube.com/v/74mhQyuyELQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0 via Viral Viral Videos…
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)…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
For decades, scientists have found creative ways to test gear for use in space — from simulating missions in the ocean to signing up volunteers in Hawaii to consume space food. But, this latest research initiative may take the cake. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering Department has built a frictionless 37-ton air hockey…
