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NASA to Pay an Absolutely Ridiculous $70 Million Per Seat to Fly to the International Space Station

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:59:58 +0000

Hitching a ride usually only costs some gas and toll money. But you’ll have to dig really deep into your pockets for a ride into orbit. Russia is charging NASA a staggering $70 million per seat for a 2016 flight to the International Space Station, up from the previously reported $65 million. NASA is expected [...]

How Does Water Act In Space? [VIDEO]

Brian Scott — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:26:39 +0000

The experiment on surface tension in space using a wet washcloth is pretty cool no matter who you are.

Dinosaur Footprints Excavated From NASA's Backyard

Mike Adams — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:27:57 +0000

The coolest thing we’ve ever found behind the house was a cigar box with our dad’s stash in it, so this NASA find is pretty exciting. Dinosaur footprints dating back almost 100 million years were recently excavated from a site on the grounds of NASAâ€™s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. According to scientists, [...]

Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:23:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to ‘Jewel in the Night,’ by Colonel Chris Hadfield. Here’s the link for your listening pleasure. It so happens that several of the astronauts on the International Space Station are musicians, which means that the future could be full of similar transmissions from space. Even stranger: singer Sarah [...]

So…I Wanted To Be A Spaceman, That's What I Wanted To Be! [Video]

Gailen Sprague — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:02:21 +0000

I missed my chance, but YOU have a chance right now because NASA is accepting applications for aeronautics scholarships! NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate is accepting scholarship applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year. The application deadline is Jan. 14, 2013. NASA expects to award 20 undergraduate and five graduate scholarships [...]

NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:58:03 +0000

NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that carried Curiosity succeeded in every step of the most complex landing [...]

NASA Wants to Hire You — No, Seriously

Shauna Wright — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:00:52 +0000

Lots of little kids dream about becoming astronauts — and for some lucky grown-ups, those dreams could become a reality. NASA recently concluded an open call for civilians to apply for a spot in the next astronaut class. The competition will be fierce. Only about a dozen candidates will be chosen from the 5,700 people who [...]

13 Surprising Ways Earth Is Just Like Newly-Discovered Planet Kepler 22b

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:14:21 +0000

We may not be alone. That’s the message from NASA, which says a new planet by the dorm room-sounding name of Kepler 22b has been discovered.Kepler 22b is reportedly a lot like Earth in that it orbits around a single star and may have water on its surface, indicating it may be the first planet with life on it ever discovered.

But did you know there are other similarities between the two? Here are some other features of Kepler 22b that are eerily similar to Earth:

New Planet Kepler 22b May Prove We're Not Alone in the Universe [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:37:51 +0000

Monday marks the day when astronomers made a startling announcement: after years of searching, they’ve discovered an Earth-like planet outside the solar system that may very well be habitable. The new planet Kepler 22b circles a star about 600 light years away — close by astronomical standards — and has a size and distance from [...]

Grandma Raided in NASA Sting For Trying to Sell Moon Rock

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:28:44 +0000

NASA officials recovered a tiny piece of a moon rock in a raid targeting a 74-year-old woman who tried to sell it at a California Denny’s restaurant.

The raid was the result of a five month investigation into the missing lunar material that netted a “speck of lunar dust smaller than a grain of rice.”

Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off for Final Mission [PHOTOS]

Grace Niemitalo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:30:33 +0000

The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off for its final mission Friday morning. Thousands gathered to watch the blast off, the final of the 30-year-old shuttle program, CNN reported. The four-member crew is embarking on a 12-day mission in which they’ll deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The space shuttle program was commissioned by President [...]