Tag: Nasa
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NASA Discovers Yet Another Terrifying Global Warming Feedback Loop
As if the melting methane-packed permafrost and shrinking Arctic ice sheets weren't enough.
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The Week in Pictures: the Swimsuit Issue, Mind-Blowing Bookshelves and More
It's time for our annual swimsuit edition, featuring sexy and sustainable styles for summer. Our roundup of 21 bookshelves includes a hamster wheel for literati, and more.
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International Space Station Video: See the Earth at Night Like Never Before
I just found a video, and it took my breath away (well, not literally, I did not have an asthma attack or anything, but it was quite hypnotic).
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Surprisingly Thoughtful Zucchini Blogs From Space
NASA's most self-aware vegetable astronaut is in the throws of an existential crisis as she takes root aboard the International Space Station high overhead, far from her soil-bound ancestors -- but lucky for us, she's started a blog.
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Visualize Climate Change Data with Free iPhone App from NASA
Broaden your understanding of the Earth's changing climate with stunning visualizations of global climate data displayed on a 3D model of the Earth, right on your iPhone.
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Sprawl is What Happens in Vegas (Time-Lapse Video)
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? See if you agree.
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NASA Data Lights Up Times Square to Advertise the Groundwater Crisis
An interactive display took over a Times Square billboard to display information about the looming water crisis.
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New Waterworld Discovered, Smaller Than Uranus (Photos)
This new super-Earth is a great discovery. It just needs a better name than GJ1214b.
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The Week in Pictures: Newt Gingrich's Colony on the Moon, a Folding Microcar, and More
Newt Gingrich wants a colony on the moon -- here's what it could look like. A folding car is headed for production, Porto Alegre may have the world's most beautiful street and more.
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NASA Satellite Images of Istanbul Put Causes and Consequences of Urban Sprawl in Stark Relief
Building new roads has been a major contributor to the city's unsustainable growth, newly released Landsat photos show, but more of the same appears to be on the horizon.
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The Week in Pictures: Fairytale Eco-Huts, Castle Made of Junk, and More
Conical huts made from natural materials make up a new eco-hotel in Ukraine. We also have a castle made from trash, amazing recycled plywood sculptures, a cape made of spider silk, and more.
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NASA Releases Image of Earth in Stunning HD
While the general shape and layout of Earth has been known for centuries, images of our planetary home still hold the power to mesmerize even today -- but chances are, you've never seen it quite like this.
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NEOShield: What is Earth's Best Defence Against Asteroids?
Even if the risk of Earth being hit by a big asteroid in the near future is relatively small, the impact could be so devastating that it is worth making sure it doesn't happen.
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NASA's Maps of US Trees Will Be a "Before" Picture for Deforestation
NASA has created a map of the all the trees in the United States, against which future tree loss or gain can be measured.
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William McDonough on Cradle to Cradle, a Terrestrial Space Station, and What Went Wrong in China (Podcast)
Architect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.
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NASA Satellites Reveal Decline in U.S. Coal Pollution
And guess what's behind the waning pollution? Cap and trade!
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Obama May Create High Tech Tool-Lending Library at NASA
To save money, time, and resources, Obama is considering a plan to create a tool lending library -- at NASA.
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Six Astronauts 'Return to Earth' After Successful Mars-500 Mission
Can humans endure the isolation, self-reliance, and deprivations of travel to Mars and back? Six pale-faced but smiling astronauts answer the question.
