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Since the space shuttle program was cancelled last year, NASA has been looking for various alternatives to sending manned crews in space, particularly the International Space Station. A number of private space companies have jumped on the bandwagon since then, spearheaded by SpaceX, which is slated to make its first flight to the International Space [...]
Thu, May 3, 2012
In a distant galaxy, 2.7 billion light years away, a supermassive black hole, thousands of times more massive than our own sun, despicably swallowed a star, slowly engulfing it with no trace to be found afterwards; and the black hole would’ve gotten away with it, if it weren’t for that meddling NASA and those pesky Galaxy Evolution Explorer [...]
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
This Friday, ground mission control ordered the current stationed astronaut crew at the International Space Station to head for the escape capsules as a safety precaution in light of a threatening space junk flyby. This is the third time in 12 years an ISS crew had to take this extreme measure. The space debris in [...]
Thu, Mar 22, 2012
You might have thought I made a typo and that I was probably meaning to say $500 million, but truth be told I’m only citing SpaceX founder Elon Musk word for word, and while most of you might view the man insane, what great visionary wasn’t cast under the same shadow in the beginning, only [...]
Wed, Mar 21, 2012
Supernovae are one of the most energetic and brightest events in the cosmos, often so powerful they outshine whole galaxies. They’re considered to play a major role in our understanding of the Universe, which is why scientists have invested so much time and effort into studying them. A recent study of X-ray and ultraviolet observations from [...]
Tue, Mar 20, 2012
July 20th, 1969 marked the day man first set foot on the moon, as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin gracefully stepped out of their lunar lander and made history. A recent photo snapped by NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured the most detailed view of the monumental landing site – it even shows remnants of Neil [...]
Wed, Mar 14, 2012
General Motors has always invested in technology which goes beyond the automotive applications for which the company is primarily known, a philosophy which I find most praise worthy, and teaming up with NASA is sure to always output performance. The latest to result from their partnership is the K-glove, a robotic glove designed to aid [...]
Wed, Mar 14, 2012
If you happen to be on the East Coast tonight, preferably between North Carolina and New Jersey, you’ll be in for a dazzling late night show. NASA will be launching five rockets consecutively in five minutes time, part of its ATREX mission, which aims to study high-altitude jet streams. The five suborbital rockets will release chemical tracers as they sore [...]
Tue, Mar 13, 2012
An emotional video collage of talks made by Neil Degrasse Tyson dissing the current poor attention NASA has been receiving, financially-wise, from the US government has recently hit YouTube, which can also be seen embedded above. His speeches on the subject are powerful, to say the least, and addresses the concerning issue that once with [...]
Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Located beneath the three stars that form the belt of Orion the Hunter, the Orion Nebula is one of the dearest sights for amateur astronomers in the night sky, due to its great visibility, being one of the few nebulae visible with the naked eye. Also known under the name of the Sword of Orion, [...]
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