Category: Space

Ultimate geekness exemplified by Don Pettit and his yo-yo in space

Ultimate geekness exemplified by Don Pettit and his yo-yo in space

August 14, 2012

There is a lot more physics involved with yo-yos than most people know. Take one into space and operate it...

How Plantronics uses ear molds to create headsets (Video)

How Plantronics uses ear molds to create headsets (Video)

August 10, 2012

Long before Curiosity landed on mars, people were discovering the moon. Plantronics is the company that back in 1969, provided...

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

Ambitious Mars One project would have people live there for their entire lives

July 2, 2022

Forget about Newt's plan to settle the moon. The folks over at Mars One want to put a human settlement...

Space Shuttle Discover travels to its final resting place in style

Space Shuttle Discover travels to its final resting place in style

April 21, 2012

It isn't often that aircraft fly over the National Mall in Washington DC at low altitudes. Any aircraft that attempts...

A brief glance at the solar system

A brief glance at the solar system

February 25, 2012

One of our missions is to help to educate the world about technology and science falls into the category as...

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

November 14, 2011

At first glance, it doesn't seem real. This video of time lapse sequences from the International Space Station crews of...

NASA visualization of a black hole devouring a star

NASA visualization of a black hole devouring a star

August 25, 2011

In late March 2011, NASA's Swift satellite alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from a new source in...

Stephen Colbert’s head sent into space by MakerBot

Stephen Colbert’s head sent into space by MakerBot

August 18, 2011

MakerBot, the company that brought us the 3D printer to "democratize manufacturing" has been making the news a lot lately...

Neil deGrasse Tyson continues his onslaught on the government’s betrayal of science

Neil deGrasse Tyson continues his onslaught on the government’s betrayal of science

November 18, 2022

When Astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson was on Bill Maher last week, he laid into the plans to slash NASA's budget....

Neil deGrasse Tyson pleads for the future of NASA

Neil deGrasse Tyson pleads for the future of NASA

July 19, 2011

"The most powerful agency on the dreams of a nation is currently underfunded to do what it needs to be...

1-Minute Science: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About The Sun

1-Minute Science: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About The Sun

January 27, 2011

In today's episode of 1-minute science, we look up. The sun is the source of, well, just about everything that...

Father and Son Send an iPhone Into Space

Father and Son Send an iPhone Into Space

October 18, 2010

I am so frequently reminded of how I should totally have stuck with science a little more, if even to...