Weather Balloons

Science

Stephen Colbert Made It To Space — Sort Of

7:46AM August 18, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Perhaps MakerBot felt bad for Stephen Colbert after Nasa failed to name their new toilet after him. Whatever the reason, he can’t complain about a 3D-printed bust of his head being sent off to space. More »


News

Marines Using Weather Balloons To Communicate With Fighters

9:40AM March 30, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

What do you do when your fighter jets are out of radio range in enemy territory? Normally, you’d use AWACS aeroplanes to relay communications back and forth. But in the Libyan war, the Marines are using a new method: Weather balloons. More »


Mobile

Where No Google Android Has Gone Before

9:40AM December 23, 2010 | Brian Barrett

It’s not easy being an Android. Sure, you’re cute enough as a logo, but it’s still the phones that get most of the attention. Until this little guy took matters into his own hands, and into outer space. More »


Science

The First Rickroll In Space

4:40AM October 23, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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Hiding a Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up in a college paper? Small time. This is what it’s like to Rickroll the entire planet. More »


Cameras

Teens Capture Amazing Shots 32Km from Earth’s Surface With a Balloon

3:40AM March 19, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Using a $US77 Nikon Coolpix and a $US60 latex balloon filled with helium, a team of teenage students captured these remarkable shots from 32km above the Earth’s surface.

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Science

Weather Rocket Causes a Wang to Explode During Cremation

1:40PM December 18, 2008 | Andi Wang

A Chinese man, killed by a weather rocket, was thought to have died from getting struck by lightning until his body exploded at his own funeral.

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Science

First Teddie Bear Astronauts Conquer Space

11:38PM December 4, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Yesterday the Japanese announced the first space beer. Now the British are claiming the first teddy bear astronauts, who were photographed in space from a home-made vessel with two digital cameras, a flight computer, GPS, and radio.

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