Tag: Space
Lego model of ISS created while onboard the real thing
Lego bricks are beloved all the world over — now they have made it into orbit as part of a joint NASA-Lego educational project. The…
US backs E.U. space conduct code
The long-term sustainability of our space environment is at serious risk from space debris and irresponsible actors. Ensuring the stability, safety, and security of our…
Man Builds Minifig-Scale Saturn V Rocket Out of 120,000 LEGO Bricks
More pictures are available in The BrickMan Flickr gallery. via NerdApproved.
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.
NASA Announces Technology Demonstration Missions
The Solar Sail demonstration will: Demonstrate the deployment of a 38m x 38m solar sail in space (quadrupling the area of the largest sail deployed…
New ISS cameras to stream live HD video of your house from space
A company called UrtheCast is going to bolt a pair of high definition video cameras with big zoom lenses onto the International Space Station. These…
Check out the moon’s surface in 3D
Sure, you’ve seen photos of the moon’s surface. But have you seen them in amazing 3D? OK, maybe, but how about without having to cross…
What to expect when a solar storm hits Earth tomorrow
Weak power grid fluctuations that you probably won’t notice Minor impacts on satellite operations High frequency radio transmissions going over the pole may get lost…
Habitable exoplanet confirmed?
French scientists have confirmed with computer models that Gliese 581d, a planet orbiting a red dwarf star about 20 light years from here, has a…
NASA wants to fly your face in space
Fly Your Face in Space NASA Updates Target Launch Date for STS-133 and STS-134. Click here for new dates. NASA wants to put a picture…
European cargo rocket to supply Space Station
PARIS, Feb. 11, 2011 (Reuters) — An unmanned Ariane rocket is scheduled to launch a cargo vessel into orbit on Tuesday in Europe’s second mission…
NASA: The Frontier Is Everywhere
NASA is the most fascinating, adventurous, epic institution ever devised by human beings, and their media sucks. Seriously. None of their brilliant scientists appear to…
Homemade Spacecraft
Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo. Video from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded the…
Zarmina’s World
Explanation: A mere 20 light-years away in the constellation Libra, red dwarf star Gliese 581 has received much scrutiny by astronomers in recent years. Earthbound…
Primordial Magnetic Field May Permeate the Universe
When it comes to unlocking the secrets of the universe, sometimes the devil is in the static. In the 1960s, scientists trying to find a…
Earth Time Lapse from Space
Time lapse footage taken by Oregon State University alum Don Pettit during his time on the International Space Station. This one shows Earth from day…
Three Rotations in Three Temperatures
Solar images in three different wavelengths in extreme ultraviolet light are combined together to show solar activity over almost three months (June 2 — Aug….
A Milky Way Shadow at Loch Ard Gorge
Explanation: Have you ever seen the Milky Way’s glow create shadows? To do so, conditions need to be just right. First and foremost, the sky…
Australian laser system to track space junk
An Australian company Tuesday said it had developed a laser tracking system that will stop chunks of space debris colliding with spacecraft and satellites in…
Trip to Mars could leave crew dangerously weak
If a human ever sets foot on Mars, will it be a giant step or an exhausted shuffle? Long-term space flight so weakens fitness that…
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