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You Can Name a Planet in Outrageous Contest

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:10:27 +0000

Earth, Mars, Neptune – how hard can it possibly be to name a planet? Now’s your chance to find out. A company called Uwingu which aims to raise funds for space exploration is holding a contest to name a planet that currently goes by the rather sci-fi-sounding moniker Alpha Centauri Bb. Because Alpha Centauri Bb, [...]

Meteor Seen Streaking Through the Sky Over San Francisco [VIDEO]

Nick Cooper — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:24:28 +0000

On a day that opened with a large meteor explosion over Russia and an asteroid big enough to destroy a city passing between our weather satellites and the planet, humanity is keeping a keen eye on they sky for more. Friday evening (February 15) was capped off with another sighting captured on video in Northern California in the San Francisco area.

Meteor Explodes into Massive Fireball Over Chelyabinsk Region of Russia Causing Injuries and Panic [VIDEOS] UPDATED

Nick Cooper — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:07:11 +0000

On what seemed like a normal Friday morning in the Chelyabinsk region of South Central Russia, the unexpected happened. A large meteor streaked across the sky, exploding in the atmosphere, and unleashing an intense flash and thunderous explosion. We have a collection of videos from the explosion and updated injury and damage details after the jump.

Watch A Lego Re-Enactment of Felix Baumgartner Jump From Stratosphere [VIDEO]

Ken Hayes — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:48:57 +0000

Lego’s are by far my favorite toy ever. I’ll admit, I still like to play with them! So what could be better than a re-enactment of the Stratos jump then seeing it play out with legos. It’s pretty cool! And of course if you missed the real thing:

7 Life Lessons From Star Trek

Ken Hayes — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:38:02 +0000

I read this today and just had to share. I’m a trekkie. I’ve seen all of the movies and I’ve seen most of the episodes on TV. I’ve always thought how brilliant Gene Roddenberry was. Think of all the inventions that were used on the show that eventually came to be. (The communicator, tablets instead [...]

Last Discovery Launch [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:00:22 +0000

The most traveled space ship in the history of the world, Discovery, blasted off for the last time today from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery is on it's way to the International Space Station.

Discovery is the oldest of the Space Shuttle fleet, which is set to be retired this year. Atlantis and Endeavour still have one flight a piece left, after that the 30 year shuttle program will sadly come to an end.

What Does Space Smell Like?

Tony Hart — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:06:10 +0000

As the NASCAR season gets ready to fire things up, some scientists have come to the conclusion that the Heavens smell like a NASCAR race. As crazy as that sounds, it makes sense. Though a pure, unadulterated whiff of outer space is impossible for humans (it’s a vacuum after all; we would die if we [...]