All posts tagged "space"

NASA plans on using the Space Launch System rocket to get back to the moon by 2024

NASA lays out 4 key reasons why going back to the moon is in our best interest, inspiration, science, exploration, and economy.

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Fitness & Health / Tech

[Infographic] The Psychology of Space

Over time, even the smallest annoyances about our personal spaces can build up, raising the levels of stress hormones in our bodies.

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Photography / Science

This 81-megapixel photo of the moon is amazing

This 81-megapixel image of the moon is just mind blowing.

Scientists suggest the Oumuamua asteroid might be an extraterrestrial spaceship or probe

In a paper entitled, "Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain "Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration," these scientists bring up that very possibility.

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NASA sending a helicopter to Mars, will see if it will fly

This helicopter will be hitching a ride to the red planet on the belly of the Mars 2020 rover.

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Advanced Plant Habitat grows its first crops on the International Space Station

The first batch of crops included Dwarf Wheat and Arabidopsis, which are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard.

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Aurora Station, first-ever luxury space hotel, wants to launch in 2021

Visitors will be taken on a twelve day cruise quite literally around the world (and around and around).

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We want to establish colonies on Mars, but where should we start?

Some areas that make sense to avoid are the inactive volcanoes on the planet surface.

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Tiangong-1 space lab likely to come crashing down to Earth tonight

Scientists have been keeping a close eye on the lab as it's been hurtling out of control.

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Giant harpoon may be the answer to space junk

Airbus is going with a harpoon versus a net, robotic arm, or any other method due to its simplicity.

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NASA Hammer probe would use brute force and nukes for rogue asteroids

Using nukes would admittedly be the very last option.

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Mr. Steven narrowly misses its first SpaceX fairing catch

Elon Musk already has ideas about how to do better next time.

Hubble Telescope spots Neptune storm coming to an end

This storm is working a bit differently than researchers expected.

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“Mr. Steven” joins the SpaceX drone ship fleet to catch rocket fairings

Imagine something like this, but with a giant net attached.

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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may soon be a “Great Red Memory”

In as little as 20-30 years, the Great Red Spot may be no more.

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Elon Musk tells us why for SpaceX, more small engines are better than fewer big engines

"It’s sort of like the way modern computer systems are set up."

Nickel Titanium gives NASA spring tires strength to handle Lunar or Martian terrain

NASA is constantly striving to innovate in ways that will improve not only space travel but also life on Earth.

First picture of the SpaceX spacesuit shown from Elon Musk

Musk was quick to point out that this is not a mockup, but a functional suit that has already been tested.

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SpaceX will ferry two private citizens around the moon in 2018

There is no word on who may be taking this historic trip, but the pool for potential moon tourists is likely quite...

Company poised to generate new satellite images of the entire Earth every day

Current satellite images are often months or in most cases, years old. Planet wants to image the entire Earth daily.

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SpaceX will launch its first reusable rocket later this year

Spectacular landings are a great first step, but a rocket will not be truly reusable until it is, well, actually reused.

NASA set to launch asteroid sample return mission

The mission will take seven years from start to finish.

Drones / Science / Tech

SpaceX takes next step towards reusing rockets

SpaceX takes the next step towards reusable rockets with the test-firing of a previously landed first stage.

Fitness & Health / Science

NASA turns to Rocky to keep astronauts fit in deep space

Let’s just say right up front that no, Sylvester Stallone will not be a permanent fixture on future space missions, nor will...

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Twenty Products Born From Space Travel

Space travel and space exploration is more than just studying the worlds beyond our world, it’s also responsible for providing many inventions...

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