Views of Earth from the ISS
Check out this video ,”The World Outside My Window”, a time-lapses of Earth from the International Space Station. Epic. Beautiful. Majestic. And if you liked that one, you’ll also like this one, “All Alone in the Night”:
Tagged: Space
Ender’s Game
At last, one of science fiction’s greatest classics (modern classics anyway) comes to the big silver screen! Come this November, I think we’ll be seeing what a real far future space war would be like. Orson Scott Card is said to be a co-producer, so here’s hoping that Ender’s Game...
Cosmos Returns
In 1980, Carl Sagan’s Cosmos aired on PBS — a phenomenal and ground breaking science show which brought knowledge of the universe to millions (or dare I say… “Billions and Billions…”). In 2014, Cosmos shall return again, hosted by famed astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson. Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBTd9–9VMI
Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Check out this great 40 minute interview and Q&A with famed astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson. And if you still haven’t gotten enough of Neil deGrasse Tyson, take a look at these great StarTalk videos.
No Death Star by 2016, Says White House
The White House has just rejected a modest proposal to secure resources and funding to begin construction of a Death Star by 2016. White House science and technology adviser Paul Shawcross shot down the idea sighting the $850 quadrillion dollar price tag, plus pointing out that the Death Star has...
Private Space Ventures in 2013
The year 2012 marked the first achievement for private space ventures with SpaceX’s docking of their Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station (which they in fact did twice). This year (2013), private companies like SpaceX, Sierra Nevada, XCOR, and Virgin Galactic are gearing up to make even greater...
NASA Johnson Style
This is certainly interesting: NASA Johnson (Space Center) Style, an unofficial NASA parody of that wacky K-Pop song, Gangnam Style (the first YouTube video to get 1 billion hits…) Check it out!
Earth At Night Video
Perhaps you’ve already seen all the impressive Earth at night images (like this famous one), but here something new: an actual video of Earth rotating, as taken from the night side. This is really impressive, and you must watch it at full screen in full HD resolution (and, if you...
Neil deGrasse Tyson Finds Krypton
Director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson, has found Superman’s home star system of Krypton! Apparently, the star is a red dwarf designated LHS 2520 in the constellation Corvus, some 27.1 light years from Earth. This was, of course, done for DC Comics, and Dr. Tyson himself can be...
Planet Found in Alpha Centauri System
The European Southern Observatory has just announce the discovery of a planet in the Alpha Centauri system! Our nearest neighboring star system, only 4.3 light years away, makes this discovery unbelievably exciting. The planet is roughly the same size and mass as Earth, but orbits very close to its host...
