Tag: Space
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's David Bowie cover is an important moment for science
As you can see from the press response collected below, Commander Hadfield is universally admired, so it has been inspiring to see the overwhelming response to this music video.
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ESA Biomass satellite will "weight" the world's forests from orbit
The more we know about our planet and how its ecosystems function, the better we should be able to protect it (or at least know if what we're doing is working or not working).
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If the Earth were 100 pixels wide...
A great reminder of just how small and isolated the Pale Blue Dot that we call home truly is.
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Save the environment by mining asteroids?
James Fallows at The Atlantic interviewed Eric C. Anderson, a co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, a company focused on sending people to space. Mining asteroids is seen as a key component to making such travel possible, says Anderson.
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A Picture is Worth... Chris Hadfield tweets Pi from space
The commander of the International Space Station looks down at the Sahara Desert and thinks it looks like a pie crust.
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Carl Sagan would love SpaceX's Grasshopper
As the Russian meteor recently reminded us, Earth is not immune from space rock. Thankfully impacts are rare, and big impacts even rarer, but as Carl Sagan so eloquently put it, we can't keep whistling in the dark forever.
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Saturn's strange north pole is a giant hexagon
We've learned a lot about Earth's atmosphere and climate by studying other planets. Here's a closer look at Saturn's very cool polar hexagon.
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First satellite powered by a smart phone is set to launch into space
This tiny nanosatellite is running on the run on a Google Nexus One smartphone and Android operating system, and will be the first smartphone to orbit in space.
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Defending Earth from Asteroids with... Spray Paint?
There are many ways to deflect potentially dangerous asteroids, and none of them are quite like what you'll see in a Hollywood movie. Nuclear weapons and macho men are replaced with mirrors and spray paint.
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NASA to Launch World's Largest Solar Sail Next Year
The largest solar sail ever built will be launched into space in 2014, in a continued bid by NASA to explore options for "propellantless propulsion".
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White House Responds to Death Star Petition
Sometimes reality is almost as cool as fiction. We might not get an orbital battle station any time soon, but we've got some pretty cool stuff.
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Astronauts Recycling In Space: NASA Turns Trash Into New Parts
NASA researchers are working on a closed loop system that could turn waste generated during missions into parts for spacecrafts.
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Robotic Hedgehogs to Explore Moons and Asteroids
Spiky rolling robots are under development as the next tool in space exploration.
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Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Now Confirmed to Miss Earth in 2040, Says NASA
While ridiculous ancient prophecies don't pose much of a threat to our planet, there are real risks out there.
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NASA Photo Taken on Dec. 22 Shows Earth Still "Completely Intact"
Just in case you were still afraid to put down the canned ham and emerge from the bunker, this should put your mind at ease.
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Photo of the Day: The Last Man Standing on the Moon
Jack Schmitt snaps Gene Cernan of Apollo 17
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NASA's Top Images of 2012
This set of jaw-dropping images of our planet and solar system are among the best from this year.
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The World's First Space-Traveling Jumping Spider Has Died
Today we join NASA in mourning the loss of a spider. Not just any spider -- a space-traveling spider.
