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Astronaut Performs First Cover of 'Space Oddity' from Space

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:15:11 +0000

As good as David Bowie‘s ‘Space Oddity’ is,Â it’s still rather surreal watching someone perform itÂ from space. The above video was recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield whilst onboard the International Space Station. The upload — which has gone viral since being put on YouTube — is said to have taken six months to make and has [...]

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 [...]

LIVE Streaming Video Aboard The International Space Station [VIDEO]

Adams — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:55:09 +0000

Wow, what a crazy week, ehh? Sometimes, an escape from ‘reality’ is so damn beneficial. You know what I mean? With today being Friday I think it’s imperative that WE ALL take a second to decompress and basically, forget about the craziness that seems to be all around us. By the way, I think I [...]

Dreadlock Lady Has Wild Sex With Aliens And Hangs Out With Cat People [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:53:09 +0000

Wild sex with an alien sounds appealing but you lose me at Cat People. Who wants to hang out with an Andrew Lloyd Webber production? After watching this wacky women claiming she has “mind blowing sex” with aliens I wanted to hate her, I really did. But she paints a pretty awesome picture 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.

Remember When A Giant Meteor Smashed Into Russia? [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:13:25 +0000

The aliens are attacking Russia and evidently they are throwing giant space rocks at them. That has got to be the only explanation for this, right? I love the internet videos that come from Russia. Based the videos I have seen from Russia it seems like a strange land based out of a Tim Burton [...]

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 [...]

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.

NASA Venus Transit Satellite Footage [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:41:33 +0000

Last night was the chance to see something that happens once every 130 years or so. If you missed it, you probably won’t get another shot to see it. Check out this exclusive satellite footage from NASA of the Venus transit. So what exactly is the transit of Venus? It’s basically the only time that [...]

Dude Wants To Sky Dive From Outer Space [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:26:05 +0000

Most people are trying to get to space so they can float around, explore and maybe have sex with a green chick. Not this dude, he wants to fall from it. The idea sounds pretty solid and I’m stocked to watch this guy’s recorded attempt jump from 120,000 feet. Personally I think it’s more impressive [...]

See Amazing Photos of the Space Shuttle Enterprise Over New York City

TheFW Staff — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:15:06 +0000

New Yorkers who looked up into the sky on Friday were treated to something simply amazing. The Space Shuttle Enterprise rocketed past such iconic New York City landmarks as the Statue of Liberty and One World Trade Center before coming in for a landing at JFK airport. Luckily, photographers caught the close encounter. Enterprise, which [...]

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 [...]

Plans For A Playboy Club In Outer Space

Dalton Castle — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:00:05 +0000

In the age of the internet, looking at naked girls is starting to get pretty dull. Thank God Playboy has future plans that will bring naked girls to the next level! Literally! According to myfoxboston.com Playboy has future plans to bring their sexy luxurious clubs into outer space. I think this is a superb idea. [...]

Elevator To Outer Space? Thanks Japan!

Dalton Castle — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:23:04 +0000

Elevators go up and down. Wonkavaters go sideways and front ways. But Japanese elevators will soon go into outer space? Thank you, Japan, for bringing me that much closer to fulfilling my dream of having sex with a blue chick like Captain Kirk. Well- chick that is blue because she’s an alien, not because she [...]

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 [...]

What Did 9/11 Look Like From Space? [PICTURE]

Dylan Schenker — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:05:18 +0000

The Twin Towers were enormous buildings and the attacks of 9/11 were of such magnitude that people were able to see the skyline change from neighboring states and camera-equipped satellites were even able to capture the aftermath from space. This photo was taken by an enhanced thematic mapper camera on NASA’s Landsat 8 on at [...]

First Supernova in 25 Years Happens Close To Earth [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:18:34 +0000

A supernova is a pretty cool, and pretty scary thing. It's basically a star that has exploded light years away, but it's so bright that we can spot it here on earth. Imagine if the sun pulled a supernova? That would be quite the buzz kill. Over the weekend the first visible supernova in 25 years happened, and if you didn't see it here is a great video of it occurring.

Tech Tuesday – The Next Mars Rover has a Destination

Big Rich — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:30:21 +0000

The next Mars rover, named Curiosity, which isn't exactly the best name in my opinion but it does fit, is scheduled for a late launch this year and should reach the surface of Mars by August 2012. It has a large robot arm, a "frickin'" laser and is about the size of a small car. And it's all powered by 4.8 kgs of Plutonium-238. Wired Magazine has photos of the rover being assembled.