Give Humanity Some Credit
The landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars last night highlights the amazing things that we can do with science, …
Tag Archives: NASA
Neil deGrasse Tyson is the New Carl Sagan {Videos}
With beautiful editing, a great score, and the unending enthusiasm of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, it is almost impossible to …
Another beautiful view of Earth’s aurorae {video}
I’ll let NASA handle the explanation: From space, the aurora is a crown of light that circles each of …
Science Fact of the Day 2.24.12
The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is an astronaut training facility maintained by and located at the Sonny Carter Training Facility …
Where are all the trees in the USA?
Thankfully, we have researchers for even those “how many blades of grass on the lawn?” kind of questions. The answer …
Another amazing view of Earth from the ISS
This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots …
This is the most high-resolution image of Earth, ever {Image}
NASA has released a new Blue Marble image, showing the United States of America. According to them, it’s the “most …
What a Black Hole Devouring a Star Looks Like
In late March 2011, NASA’s Swift satellite alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from a new source in …
Looking for Life: Human Priorities {Infographic}
[Via MicroCosmologist]
NASA meets mandate to indentify 90% of planet-destroying asteroids
The latest calculations from NASA say that they have identified 90% of the “near-Earth asteroids”, those whose orbits bring them …
An Amazing View of Earth’s Auroras
This glorious series of images was captured by the Space Station’s Expedition 29 crew on September 17, 2011 while cruising …
