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Old video switching equipment turns a bunkbed into an awesome spaceship
One of the most awesome dads of the year took an old video switching board from a local TV station, slapped some old NASA stickers on it and turned his son’s bunk bed into an awesome fucking spaceship.
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posted 29 December, 2012
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SpaceX successfully tests its “Grasshopper” reusable rocket
The problem with modern space travel is that while rockets are good at getting us past the atmosphere, at best, only parts of the rocket can be reused. It’s sort of like if you had to buy a whole new engine for your car every time you went somewhere— it gets really expensive. People have tried in the past to make a reusable rocket, and this past week, SpaceX successfully launched its “Grasshopper” rocket 12 stories in the air. Not even close to orbit, but it’s something.
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posted 27 December, 2012
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“Jewel in the Night” is the first song recorded on the International Space Station
This Christmas song, “Jewel in the Night” was written and performed by astronaut Chris Hadfield and recorded in outer space aboard the ISS on December 23rd. SPACE MUSIC.
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posted 26 December, 2012
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NASA’s new prototype space suit for going to infinity and beyond
Called the Z1, this new space suit prototype from NASA bears more than just a passing resemblance to Buzz Lightyear. All it needs is a laser gun in the arm and a pair of retractable wings and the future would truly be here.
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posted 20 December, 2012
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Doll-like humanoid robot will keep astronauts company on the ISS
There’s already been one humanoid robot deployed to the International Space Station, but it’s goal has been research. When Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata arrives in 2016, he’ll be bringing along a small robot not as much as a helper but as a little robot friend.
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posted 13 December, 2012
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Thousands sign up for a one way suicide mission to Mars
Mars One is planning a one-way trip to Mars in 2023 and there are tons of people lining up to go. There’s no way back, so it means you’d die on Mars, but would you go?
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posted 05 December, 2012
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Voyager I space probe discovers a new region of our solar system, the “magnetic highway”
Yesterday, NASA announced their findings from Curiosity rover soil samples, but in other really big astronomy news, the Voyager I space probe has discovered a brand new layer of the skin at the edge of the solar system— a “magnetic highway”, that ferries charged particles in a thin layer just on the edge of the sun’s reach.
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posted 04 December, 2012
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Moon-based 3D printers could make tools out of moon dust
Humans have always been clever at finding things to make tools out of, but if you’re up on the Moon and you’re in a jam, you can’t really sit down in your spacesuit and knap a moon rock into the tool you need. So for future lunar explorers, the other option might be 3D printing tools out of moon dust. Because if there’s one thing the Moon has way too much of, it’s dust. Those moon turds above are three different test prints, using moon dust as the 3D printing medium.
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posted 30 November, 2012
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NASA exoskeleton will help astronauts work out in space
Getting enough exercise in space, without the benefit of gravitational resistance, is absolutely necessary to prevent muscles from atrophying and bones from becoming weak. Astronauts go through length workout routines to keep their muscles going and their heart healthy, but in the future, they might not rely as much on things like treadmills as much as a special exoskeleton designed for exercise.
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posted 24 October, 2012
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Curiosity finds more shiny things on Mars. Ooh, shiny things.
A couple weeks ago, NASA’s Curiosity rover found a tiny shiny metal object on Mars that was assumed to just be a screw or a piece of chaff from the lander. Now, with more shiny particles showing up in the Martian soil, Curiosity has been scooping up these bits and bobs for further analysis, but NASA does seem to think they’re something native to the planet.
TIME.com Explains: Could we be aliens?
The tantalizing evidence that life on Earth may have been seeded by other planets. You know what this means? CYLONS.
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posted 19 October, 2012
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Bill Nye needs your help to get adequate science funding for the future of planetary research
Bill Nye needs YOU! Yes, you! Let’s help him secure the funds we need to expand our planetary science. His bow tie wills it and so you shall obey.
A little perspective
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posted 10 October, 2012
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Curiosity rover discovers a mysterious piece of tiny metal, probably alien tech
While the Curiosity rover was busy scooping soil up on the surface of Mars the other day, it spotted something odd in the otherwise red dirt— a tiny piece of silver metal. Of course, some people are going crazy over this, but NASA says it’s either a small part of the rover that’s fallen off or debris from the lander. YOU BE THE JUDGE.
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posted 09 October, 2012
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Amazing Rotating 3D Nebula.
Pictured above is the original 2D image. The 3D gif can be seen here, it was too big for Tumblr.
Stunning emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus . Energized by the bright, bluish central star seen here, this star forming region sprawls across hundreds of light-years — spanning over three degrees on the sky while nearly 3,000 light-years from planet Earth. Among the intriguing dark shapes within IC 1396, the winding Elephant’s Trunk nebula lies just below center.
Submitted by Mr. Soxxie
