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Earth’s Weather Like You Have Never Seen It Before
2:20PM Jesus Diaz
This video shows Earth’s weather from August 17-26, 2009. It also shows how beautiful this planet is and how insignificant we are. It was created at a 7km resolution with NASA’s GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model. More »
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Atlantis Engines… Or Mickey Mouse Goes To Space
2:40AM Mark Wilson | Shot: The three main engines of the Space Shuttle Atlantis photographed from ISS as it docks. Jesus says it looks like Mickey Mouse. I think it looks like the photographer should move, quickly. More »
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This Is How NASA Would Work If It Was Congo’s Space Agency
7:19AM Jesus Diaz | Witness the spectacular launch of the Troposphère V, Congo’s answer to the Arex I-X. The new rocket prototype is capable of reaching 36km up in the sky. Yes, you know exactly what’s next. More »
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Spirit Rover Ready To Take…Those Sunken Wheels…
9:00AM Chris Jacob | …And learn to roll again, roll again so free. Sure, Spirit’s been better, but that doesn’t mean he’s down and out. No sir. NASA is ready to make the little guy mobile again and put him back to work. More »
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NASA To Bomb Monkeys With Gamma Radiation
4:40AM Jesus Diaz | Dear NASA, I love you, but come on… monkey radiation tests? What is this? The ’50s? Are you going to resuscitate J. Edgar Hoover next? Didn’t you guys see Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt saving the monkeys in Project X? More »
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NASA Finds Water On The Moon
4:34AM Mark Wilson | In a press conference going on now, NASA has said they’ve found “a significant amount” of water on the moon. More »
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One Day, This Will Be Remembered As The First Tricorder Ever
2:12AM Jesus Diaz | Leave it to a NASA scientist to create the first Star Trek Tricorder using a stamp-sized sensor chip, an iPhone and some spiffy programming. What does it do? It can detect killer gases in the air. More »
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LaserMotive First To Win NASA’s $US900,000 Space Elevator Prize
11:20AM Sean Fallon | LaserMotive’s photovoltaic-powered machine became the first in the three-year history of NASA’s space elevator contest to climb a 900m-long ribbon, securing a prize of $US900,000. However, they fell short of the $US2 million grand prize. More »
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New HiRISE Images Show Chilly, Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander
2:40PM Rosa Golijan | Mars isn’t exactly the warmest place during the winter transition, but as the first few rays of sunshine lick at the planet’s surface we’re able to make out the Phoenix lander shivering under a cover of dry-ice frost. More »
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