Through technology, we’ve developed the ability to reach out into the distant corners of the universe. Rovers, orbiters and deep-space probes. But regardless of how far away from us they extend, they all reach from a single point of origin: Earth. More »
This image was captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter while flying over the Bonneveille Crater on January 29, 2012. There’s a spaceship hidden in plain view, sightly red because of the planet’s dust. Can you see it? More »
Fuel efficiency, noise reduction and looking like they could hide Batman are obviously high on NASA’s priority list. More »
There are no hospitals in space. The closest E.R. is back on Earth, and astronauts can’t exactly jump in a cab to get there. So what happens if the sun burps out a massive blast of radiation while an astronaut is space-amblin’ by? More »
The most expensive Lincoln penny in history was a 1943 copper-alloy cent that was sold for $US1.7 million in a 1996 auction. Nothing compared to this one, though. This penny is going be put on Mars for a nice $US2.5 billion. Not bad! More »
It’s time to talk about the second letter in NASA: Aeronautics. Yes, NASA does mind-blowing things in outer space, but they also want you to get to your family reunion in one piece. NASA is making planes smarter. More »
If I recall the saying correctly, “Red sky at night… mean that the sheep are on fire.”. This isn’t a case of burning quadrupeds, though, but a shot taken by NASA near Flinders of Last week’s Solar storm. And it’s not just a good looking shot. More »
By now you’re probably used to all the spectacular night-time time lapses from the International Space Station. But this one demonstrates that the show is just as amazing during the day. Check out the moon seemingly sinking into the Earth’s atmosphere. More »
Have you ever wondered how the hell spaceships get made? I mean, how does something like the six-legged ATHLETE rover go from an engineering fantasy into an actual working thing? More »
Cue in the Pink Floyd, because NASA’s GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) has returned “its first unique view of the far side of the moon used its MoonKAM”. Of course, it’s not the first video of this side of the moon, but it’s pretty cool anyway. More »
