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Amazing video: Earth from the International Space Station

Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 8:59am

During his time on the International Space Station, astronaut Don Pettit captured what few of us terrestrials will ever get to see with our own eyes: the Earth from orbit. It's a breathtaking sight, and Pettit was good enough to turn his snaps into a gorgeous time-lapse.

Spaceflight simulator shocks astronauts' brains to fake reentry

Kevin Hall

Friday, August 27, 2010 - 3:19am

Who knew spaceflight felt like 5 milliamps of electricity behind your ears? Apparently, that's all it takes to trick the brain into simulating similar sensorimotor disturbances that an astronaut would experience during, say, reentry.

NASA boasts first multi-planet system discovered

Kevin Hall

Friday, August 27, 2010 - 2:37am

So, how small does this make you feel? NASA announced that its Kepler spacecraft has "discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet." That means pretty much one thing: there's still a lot of space we just can't see.

Astronomers may start looking for Transformers-style alien robots

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 9:48am

A major part of scouring the galaxy for alien lifeforms is listening for planets that our like ours, and signals like the ones we produce — radio waves, for instance. Astronomer Seth Shostak thinks we'd have a better chance if we started looking for more advanced life.

This is what an erupting supermassive black hole looks like

Kevin Hall

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 2:54pm

Out in what's known as the Virgo A galaxy is a black hole that's six billion times larger than our sun. That makes it a pretty good target for astronomers, who used the Chandra X-ray telescope and the Very Large Array to check the black hole out.

Amazing video shows shuttle rocket booster falling from space

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 11:31am

What would it be like to be hanging on to a rocket booster after it was ejected from the space shuttle, falling back to Earth? Wonder no more! NASA was kind enough to attach a camera to one of them as it did just that.

Image of the Day: Hubble telescope spies space ghost

Kevin Hall

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 6:03am

No, not that kind of space ghost. Say hello to the IRAS 05437+2502 nebula, which I'm just going to call Ira for the rest of this post. It doesn't just look spooky, either — we have no idea what's making it glow like this.

'Space garbage trucks' could clear orbit of deadly debris

Kevin Hall

Monday, August 16, 2010 - 9:43am

Just the other day we showed you one idea to clear the Earth's orbit of junk: giant balloons. Now, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is backing a proposal to build orbital vehicles that would scoop up debris in space using giant nets.

This is how the first robot astronaut prepares for space

Kevin Hall

Friday, August 13, 2010 - 10:13am

Robonaut 2, which will be the world's first robotic astronaut to work alongside its human counterparts up in orbit, is getting ready for its historic journey over at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Just how does a 330-pound robot prepare, you wonder?

International Space Station could tackle asteroid exploration next

Kevin Hall

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 4:48am

NASA plans to retire the International Space Station in 2020, and the agency is currently looking at ways that the venerable orbiter could further serve the world's space exploration needs. One idea? Using a module from the station to go check out asteroids.

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Amazing video: Earth from the International Space Station

Spaceflight simulator shocks astronauts' brains to fake reentry

NASA boasts first multi-planet system discovered

Astronomers may start looking for Transformers-style alien robots

This is what an erupting supermassive black hole looks like

Amazing video shows shuttle rocket booster falling from space

Image of the Day: Hubble telescope spies space ghost

'Space garbage trucks' could clear orbit of deadly debris

This is how the first robot astronaut prepares for space

International Space Station could tackle asteroid exploration next

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