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Science

Live Every Week Like It’s Shark Week

5:10AM August 1, 2011 | Danny Allen

Shark Week, the brainchild of a stoned Discovery Channel employee that became a national holiday, starts officially tonight at 9PM. But you don’t need no stinkin’ designated week. Live every week like it’s Shark Week with the help of Giz! More »

Science

Jaw Dropping 360 Degree View Of Space Shuttle Discovery’s Cockpit

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2:15PM July 13, 2011 | Danny Allen

Ever wanted a close up view of a space shuttle’s instrument panel? This amazing 360 degree virtual panorama was taken inside the Discovery’s flight deck during its decommissioning in the Orbiter Processing Facility. More »

Entertainment

Why Can’t I Just Watch TV On The Goddamn Internet?!

1:00PM April 1, 2011 | Adrian Covert

News Corp, Viacom and Discovery issued formal complaints to Time Warner this week, demanding the cable provider remove any of the trio’s channels (MTV, FX, Discovery, etc.) from their iPad app, which streams live television to cable subscribers while they’re at home. Today, Time Warner caved and removed the channels. More »

Science

Watch The Last Landing Of Discovery

4:23AM March 10, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This is how Discovery approached and landed safely on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center, after successfully completing mission STS-133. Everyone loves the Space Shuttle launches, but the landings are quite exciting too – and terrifying, after the Columbia disaster. I love the pilot view with the HUD. More »

Science

Final Touchdown: All The Facts About Discovery

4:03AM March 10, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

On February 24, 2011, the space shuttle Discover launched for the last time ever. Today, 12 days later, it’s back on Earth after a farewell wake up call by Captain Kirk. More »

Science

Who Gets The Space Shuttle Discovery When It Lands?

4:00PM March 9, 2011 | Adrian Covert

There’s a custody war brewing between interested parties over NASA’s space shuttle Discovery when it finally returns to Earth tomorrow for the final time. Houston’s Johnson Space centre, New York City’s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Seattle’s History of Flight Museum, Florida’s Kennedy Space centre, L.A.’s California Science centre, Dayton’s Museum of the United States Air Force and D.C.’s National Air and Space Museum are among 21 institutions vying to care for the shuttle once it’s retired. The cost? $US28.8 million. More »

Science

Captain Kirk Wakes Up Discovery Crew For The Last Time

1:50AM March 8, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

On the day of Discovery’s final return to Earth, its crew and the crew of the International Space Station had an amazing wake up call from Captain James T. Kirk himself. I’m sure the astronauts laughed with this one, while trying to hold their emotions in their last mission day. More »

Computing

Move Over Watson, Here Come The Computer Lawyers

4:00AM March 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Woe be to the humble lawyer and overworked paralegal. Like master chess players and Jeopardy contestants before them, they too are now in the crosshairs of a superior artificial intelligence. More »

Science

This Is What 44,000,000 Horsepower Looks Like

1:10AM March 5, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

NASA has released this beautiful, crystal-clear video of Discovery’s launch. It was taken from an HD camera mounted on the left solid rocket booster, during the STS-133. More »

Science

Discovery Will Be In Space For Almost An Entire Year

3:08AM March 3, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

If everything goes as programmed and there are no further delays, Discovery will be in space for almost an entire year! In fact, it will be only one day off the 365-day mark. More »