Tag: NASA

Google tangos with NASA

Google tangos with NASA

November 18, 2022

You’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about Google’s Project Ara, but Project Tango is starting to garner some well...

Are 3D printers the future of food for 12 billion people?

Are 3D printers the future of food for 12 billion people?

May 21, 2013

There are food shortages around the world. People die from hunger in all countries and regions. Keeping the seven billion...

Wringing out a washcloth in space is the coolest thing you’ll see all day

Wringing out a washcloth in space is the coolest thing you’ll see all day

April 27, 2013

Some would call it a slow news day. We call it an epic day for space, for Canada, and for...

NASA PhoneSats use Android phones to send data from orbit

NASA PhoneSats use Android phones to send data from orbit

April 24, 2013

Earlier this week, NASA launched three smartphone satellites, called “PhoneSats”, into orbit. They rode into space aboard the maiden flight...

Tardigrades survive just about anything and scientists still don’t know why

Tardigrades survive just about anything and scientists still don’t know why

March 7, 2013

They can survive temperatures near absolute zero or as high as 300 degrees. The crushing pressure at the bottom of...

Space cowboy Alan Friedman turns the Sun into brilliant art

Space cowboy Alan Friedman turns the Sun into brilliant art

February 21, 2013

One doesn't have to work at NASA or SpaceX to explore the heavens. Telescopes have been publicly available for decades...

Dreaming of being an astronaut just got easier

Dreaming of being an astronaut just got easier

February 13, 2013

The childhood bed has been the place where many dreams of traveling through space have manifested. Since before Neil Armstrong...

NASA set to launch 13k square foot solar sail as early as next year

NASA set to launch 13k square foot solar sail as early as next year

February 7, 2013

The term "solar sailing" was first coined by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1964 book "Sunjammer" but the roots of...

NASA jumps the gun, tells us why the world didn’t end ahead of it not actually ending

NASA jumps the gun, tells us why the world didn’t end ahead of it not actually ending

July 2, 2022

When you're talking about why the world didn't end yesterday, the normal way to do so is to make sure...

Greetings from Mars: We’re NASA and we know it (Video)

Greetings from Mars: We’re NASA and we know it (Video)

August 17, 2012

Greetings humans, curiosity the rover had you watch live from the web its landing on Mars to try and decipher...

297-frame stop motion video of Curiosity’s descent

297-frame stop motion video of Curiosity’s descent

August 9, 2012

The world watched as NASA put another rover on Mars. It wasn't as much about the expedition - we've been...

Google top execs offer to save NASA’s Hangar One… to house their private jets

Google top execs offer to save NASA’s Hangar One… to house their private jets

December 11, 2011

It is said that most acts of kindness are done with ulterior motives in mind. The offer that Google's top...