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An insane time-lapse video of the International Space Station zipping over the Earth’s surface [Video]
The International Space Station is privy to many a gorgeous view of this big blue marble we live on, but this composite video of an evening on the ISS reinvents jaw-dropping.
In this video, James Drake took 600 pho… Continue reading
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NASA abandons Mars rover Spirit, chooses to remember the good times
More than a year after it first lost contact with its Mars rover Spirit, NASA has finally decided to throw in the towel. Yesterday, the agency confirmed that it will end all planned communications with the robot on May 25th, effectively ending the c… Continue reading
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The Pioneer Anomaly is finally solved, thanks to 1970s computer graphics [Physics]
The Pioneer 10 and 11 probes are currently heading out of the solar system, but they’re not quite doing it quickly enough. This physics-defying anomaly has stubbornly defied explanation, but an old computer graphics technique has finally solved the con… Continue reading
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NASA: Japan quake appears to have shortened Earth days, shifted axis
NASA reports that the March 11, magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan may have shortened the length of each Earth day by about 1.8 microseconds and shifted its figure axis by about 17 centimeters . “But don’t worry–you won’t notice the difference,” and “c… Continue reading
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The strange case of a galaxy turned sideways [Space Porn]
This is galaxy NGC 660, located some twenty million light-years away. It’s a very rare type of galaxy known as a polar galaxy, where the vast majority of the galaxy is located at a right angle to its galactic plane.The vast majority of galaxies have mo… Continue reading
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Detailed Map Of Battlestar Galactica’s Twelve Colonies [Exclusive]
Here’s your exclusive first look at a new star-map of Battlestar Galactica’s Twelve Colonies, designed by writer Jane Espenson and science advisor Kevin Grazier. And Espenson and Grazier explained to us how twelve colonies can fit in one star system.
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10 Amazing Science Books That Reveal The Wonders Of The Universe [Scifigiftguide]
If you’re looking for a perfect holiday gift for science lovers, consider these ten amazing books. They prove science is awesomer than fiction, and are packed with beautiful pictures too.
On the Origin of Species: The Illustrated Edition by Charles Dar… Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, biology, botany, Charles Darwin, Elements, giftguide, Johannes kepler, NASA, Periodic Table, science, Scifigiftguide, syndicated, time travel, Top
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Everything you need to know about NASA's "completely new form of life" [Io9 Backgrounder]
NASA scientists have just announced the discovery of life fundamentally different from anything else we’ve ever seen before. Here’s what this discovery means for our understanding of biology, the search for extraterrestrial life, and even how this coul… Continue reading
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Space Food Turns Gross Within a Year
CHICAGO — Most people find the palatability of in-flight entrees an oxymoron. But even frequent fliers seldom encounter more than a few such meals per week. Astronauts, in contrast, may have to survive months in orbit dining on a really limited menu… Continue reading
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