Posts Tagged nasa
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Rubber Chicken Launched into Space for Solar Storm Study

It’s a bird, no it’s a plane, no, it’s a rubber chicken launched into space. Yes, you read that right – a rubber chicken was recently launched into space for a scientific study.

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Space Shuttle Discovery Hits Retirement

The NASA Space Shuttle Discovery is hitching a ride on a Boeing 747 for its final flight to its retirement destination in the Nation’s capital.

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Tornadoes In Space! Caught By NASA Video

Watch, incredibly, as a NASA video shows the biggest-recorded solar tornado that recently popped up in September.

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Awesome Evolution of the Moon Short Video from NASA

Ever wonder why the moon looks the way it does? Check out this short video from NASA that shows the evolution of our moon.

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Nasa Creates Atlas of the Sky

Space buffs will like this one: NASA has created a massive atlas of the sky using its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) probe.

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NASA’s Awesome High-Res Images of Earth

One of the enduring images of the U.S. space program is seeing the Earth from space. Now NASA has improved upon that with Blue Marble Next Generation.

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NASA’s GENIE Suborbital Rocket

Although the space shuttle has flown its last mission and a replacement won’t be around for a few years, NASA still has uses for rockets.

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NASA Stocked Up With Daleks

We knew that Winston Churchill sealed a deal with the Daleks, but we had no idea NASA did the same recently. At least this is how it looks like from a picture that popped up on the Internet a few days ago.

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What Astronauts Do When They’re Not in Space

With the end of the shuttle program earlier this year, and a replacement for the Space Shuttle not due for the next few years, it looks like NASA astronauts will have to find other things to occupy their time.

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Android-based Nexus S Is the First NASA Certified Commercial Smartphone

Just when you thought Google was losing its appeal with its Google Plus network, here comes another biggie that might add a feather to the company’s colourful hat.