A rocket carrying a satellite designed to help scientists study the Earth's climate suffered a technical failure and may have crashed into the southern Pacific Ocean.
Now NASA, which attempted to launch the rocket early Friday morning, has convened an investigative committee to figure out...
NASA hails 'amazing' exoplanetary system
Six bodies huddled around distant yellow dwarf
NASA's Kepler space observatory has spotted an "amazing" exoplanetary system - six planets orbiting a sun-like star some 2,000 light-years from Earth.
Kepler-11 represents "the...
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The other day Mike, Jim and myself were chatting on skype when the question of 'Did we actually go to the moon' came up. This lead to a huge discussion of conspiracy theories and whether the whole thing was an actual hoax or not.
So what do you think?..
Did NASA actually make it to the moon...
Sex in Space: The Final Frontier
If we send men and women to Mars, there's a strong possibility they'll want to engage in sex during the two-year mission.
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Well, it had to come up at some point. With all the recent talk about a possible manned mission...
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Why Volunteer for a One-Way Mission to Mars?
If NASA put out the word that it was looking for volunteers to suit up for the first manned mission to Mars, the line outside Cape Canaveral might stretch from there to the moon.
But what if they said it was a nine-month trip on a cramped...
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NASA Calls '2012' Most Flawed Sci-Fi Film Ever
The 2009 film "2012" depicted an ultimate end-of-the-world scenario based on an ancient Mayan calendar that ends on Dec. 21, 2012. But does NASA believe the film accurately portrays something that will really happen? Absolutely not.
In fact...
If you’ve ever wanted to know what it is like on the moon (or on a secret movie set, if you are one of "them" people) you can download NASA’s Moonbase Alpha for free on Steam. Anyone played this yet?
In Moonbase Alpha, you assume the exciting role of an astronaut working to further human...
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(Florida, USA) Another Space Shuttle has been scheduled to be launched today according to NASA. The Space Shuttle named STS-132 or Atlantis is scheduled to be launch today, May 14, 2010 at 2:20 PM Eastern Time from Kennedy Space Station...
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