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Read More...SpaceX Dragon. The Space Shuttle might be a relic of the past, but that doesn’t mean America isn’t still going to space. More and more, it’s becoming a private affair. Elon Musk’s Hawthorne-based SpaceX was given a preliminary green light by NASA today for its second space mission. This one will be special, though: The [...]
Read More...Category: News Author : Dan Evon Posted: December 1, 2011Tags : Air Force, orbital test vehicle, unmanned space plane, x-37b, x37b The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle’s mysterious nine month mission was scheduled to come to an end on Wednesday, but the Air Force announced today that the mission has been extended. The unmanned space plane [...]
Read More...Category: Science Author : Daniel McCall Posted: October 13, 2011Tags : brown dwarf star, small brown dwarf star, tiny brown dwarf star Astronomers have been peering out in the direction of two star clusters recently, NGC 1333 and Rho Ophiuchi, and what they’ve been finding has been surprising. For starters, scientists have found even more [...]
Read More...Category: Science Author : Steven Hodson Posted: October 10, 2011Tags : competition, esa, google, JAXA, nasa, spacelab, youtube Even if you aren’t the world’s biggest fan of Google, which I’m not, you have to admit that they are always doing some pretty interesting stuff, especially when it comes to utilizing their existing service for interesting [...]
Read More...Category: Science Author : Daniel McCall Posted: October 6, 2011Tags : dark energy, esa, european space agency, space, Sun The European Space Agency is gearing up for two of the most ambitious space exploration missions yet, the ESA announced today. The first mission to be launched, the Solar Orbiter, is currently planned to launch at [...]
Read More...Category: Science Author : Dan Evon Posted: October 6, 2011Tags : draconid meteor shower, draconids, international space station, iss, meteor shower The Draconid Meteor Shower peaks this weekend with some forecasts predicting up to 600 meteors an hour. The hyperactive meteor shower will be a treat for sky-watchers, but NASA is keeping a close eye [...]
Read More...SexToy.com Artist’s rendering Yes, this is a ridiculous marketing stunt for SexToy.com. Even more ridiculous, somehow, than the underground party bunker that porn studio Pink Visual is constructing for the coming apocalypse. But who can resist the timeless tale of launching a new Earthbound species into space for the first time ever? Especially when that [...]
Read More...Credit: Picture Group Truth is, the Backstreet Boys could literally put out three minutes of silence and it would still be a hit song in my book. I mean, you gotta have mad respect for the trailblazers! I know I’m not the only one who’s still Backstreet obsessed. Right? See? Thank you. I knew I [...]
Read More...By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Three International Space Station crewmembers climbed aboard a Soyuz capsule prepared for their return to Earth on Thursday, with their replacements delayed by an ongoing investigation into a Russian launch accident. Former station commander Andrey Borisenko, cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev and U.S. astronaut Ron Garan sealed themselves inside [...]
Read More...Category: Science Author : Dan Evon Posted: September 14, 2011Tags : brown dwarf, cosmic storm, space storm The storm of the century? How about the largest storm since the beginning of time… Scientists have spotted some scary activity on a nearby brown dwarf which may indicate that the small celestial body could be the site [...]
Read More...Category: Science Author : James Johnson Posted: September 1, 2011Tags : nasa, National Research Council, space, space junk In June the International Space Station almost suffered major damage from space junk and now the National Research Council has released a stern warning in which they say the amount of space junk orbiting around earth has [...]
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