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NASA Rovers Draw Penis Graffiti on Mars, Aliens Are Amused

Mike Adams — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:00:29 +0000

Weâ€™ve heard of space junk, but this is just ridiculous. NASA recently published some unknowingly provocative images of Mars to their website, which were apparently captured by expedition rovers scouring the red planet for evidence of life. While these $800 million rovers should be busy assisting scientists in the discovery of the first alien life [...]

Poop In Space: A Reading From The Apollo 10 Transcripts [AUDIO]

Dalton Castle — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:08:10 +0000

Poop In Space: A Reading From The Apollo 10 Transcripts The worst part about being an Astronaut would have to be having every word you say on a mission recorded for future records. In 1969 the Apollo 10, Mission around the moon mission Astronauts encountered problems unlike any from earth. Loss of oxygen, shortage of [...]

Crater From World's Third Largest Asteroid Found In Australia

Mike Adams — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:00:57 +0000

After witnessing some of the damage that a dinner table-sized meteor did last week after crashing into central Russia, imagine the magnitude of destruction that would have occurred if that flaming rock was the length of 18 football fields. Now stop imagining, because scientists say it happened. Scientists recently discovered the impact zone of a [...]

Watch Asteroid Pass Earth Live [LIVE STREAM]

Bryen — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:18:12 +0000

NASA has set up a live web stream using several telescopes from all over the world to observe asteroid 2012 DA14 - which is not going to hit Earth. This is the closest to Earth that an object of this size will pass since we've been observing space in modern times. The asteroid will not be visible over North America but you can watch it right here.

Tardigrades Or "Water Bears" Come From Outer Space And They Want To Eat Your Brains! [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:37:54 +0000

Tardigrades or “Water Bears” are the first creature discovered to survive in space. Which means: they will eat all humans! Okay, so after watching this video there is no real “proof” that these creatures came from space, but just look at that thing! That thing 100% came from space in its tiny space ship and [...]

Watch NASA's Latest Project Burst Into Flames

BJ Ragone — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:42:13 +0000

Well there is some money well spent. NASA is always working on projects, and besides the latest Mars Rover, they all seem to fail. There is no way we could ever build a rocket ship. Apparently neither can the brilliant minds at NASA. This is the Morpheus rocket in it’s first attempt at flight. As [...]

Check Out an Amazing Panoramic Photo of Mars

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:08:10 +0000

The internet has been having a lot of fun with the Mars Curiosity Rover landing. There were a whole bunch of memes. And, of course, there’s mohawk guy Bobak Ferdowsi, who’s successfully bridged the gap between geek and punk.

But the real fun is going to begin when we start to getting hold of more of the photos and videos Curiosity is going to beam back to earth.

NASA Safely Lands Mars Rover 'Curiosity' — Now We Can Boldy Go Where No One Has Gone Before

BJ Ragone — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:11:43 +0000

It was a big weekend for the folks over at NASA. After nearly a year in space, the shuttle carrying the latest Mars rover landed successfully. What a day for mankind. We have landed on Mars. Oh wait, we already did that? So what’s the big deal? The reason why these nerds in the above [...]

Sally Ride – The First American Woman In Space – Dead At 61

Jennifer Beaudoin — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:00:45 +0000

Imagine being a legend and hero even before your death- Sally Ride was the epitome of this. She died Monday morning and will forever go down in history as the first American woman in space.

Proof that Man Walked on the Moon [PHOTOS]

WQBK — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:36:15 +0000

Many think that it was a conspiracy that humans walked on the moon. Some claim it was all a setup in a warehouse to help drive national pride. Thanks to modern technology there is now proof that man walked on the moon, from high definition photos taken by NASA's new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that is currently circling the moon. See some of the photos now.

Massive Solar Flare Could Impact Things On Earth [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:19:58 +0000

A few days ago the Sun fired off two huge solar flares that are going to reach Earth at some point on Thursday. It will most likely shake things up a bit, but the world is not ending. Two of the largest solar flares of the past few years exploded out of the Sun on [...]

NASA Will Pay You $5,000 To Eat Food And Fly You To Hawaii

Dalton Castle — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:54:21 +0000

When I was growing up there was only two things I wanted to be more than anything. That was either a space man or a bird! This at least gets me close to one. I often watch food network and grow very jealous of all the food critiques who get paid to eat. I think, [...]

Asteroid 2005 YU55 Is Hurling Towards Earth

WQBK — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:25:42 +0000

Will today be Armageddon? Were the Mayans off by one year? Did Harold Camping miscalculate doomsday? Will Bruce Willis need to come to the rescue? Today around 6:28 EST a space rock the size of an aircraft carrier traveling at 30,000 mph will travel between the Earth and the Moon. The asteroid will actually be [...]

American Satellite Will Fall to Earth Today [VIDEO]

WQBK — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:54:53 +0000

An American Satellite has been tumbling since its mission ended in 2005. NASA’s 6.5 ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, is most likely to re-renter Earth’s atmosphere and crash apart this Afternoon. Where will it crash land? NASA claims the dying Satellite will break into more than 100 pieces as it enters the atmosphere, [...]

Is the Earth About to be Impacted by Space Junk?

BJ Ragone — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:01:41 +0000

The answer is surprisingly yes. The problem is that scientists have no idea where or when a now decommissioned science satellite will hit our planet. This 6.5 ton satellite, or known to the folks at NASA as the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, is going to fall to Earth on Friday. However, there is no real [...]

Woman Tries To Sell Rare Moon Rock

Monte — Sun, 22 May 2011 17:24:25 +0000

A woman was recently busted for trying to score 1.7 million dollars from selling a rare moon rock. Instead of cash, the woman got a heap of trouble when the customer turned out to be a NASA investigator. The rare moon rocks are illegal to sell as they are considered national treasures. The rocks were given [...]

Space Shuttle Endeavor Makes Its Final Launch [Video]

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:11:42 +0000

NASA‘s space shuttle Endeavor lifted-off for the last time this morning in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch took place at 8:56 am from launch pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center, after some initial delays and mechanical problems that postponed the launch for two weeks. This is the 25th and final liftoff for Endeavor, as well [...]

Tech Thursday – Mercury Rising: Photos from 1st Rock

Big Rich — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:30:33 +0000

Little is known about the surface of the 1st planet in our solar system. One thing we do know, is that when you stand on the day side, the Sun is hot enough to melt lead. That right there is a bad sunburn waiting to happen. But the Messenger spacecraft is now in orbit above Mercury taking photos and giving us a new look at the 1st Rock from the Sun.

Cocaine Found At NASA Building

BJ Ragone — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:15:31 +0000

I guess those Astronauts really know how to party. Sadly enough this isn’t the first time that cocaine has been found at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA is currently investigating exactly where it came from. Yesterday 4.2 grams of a white powdery substance was found, but they would not say where. My fingers are crossed [...]

Weekend Science Report

BJ Ragone — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:30:02 +0000

Some interesting things are popping up in the field of Science including the fact that they may have actually found alien life in a meteorite and the discovery of some really old fishing gear. So this was a pretty interesting weekend if you are all into science. I mean, if you’re interested in humanity in [...]