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more about #space more comments → Evangelion: Ramiel? O_o #solarwind more » maven2k: Carl Sagan was a genius and that ship is cool , but if you stand it on it's end it looks like a lamp without a shade. I'm just sayin... #carlsagan more » Coolmodo: I don't know Cosmos, but Benny Hill was the best, I loved his show. I should try and buy the dvd if it's available. Thanks for bringing back these mem... more » A Pimp Named DaveR: I usually go for the conquest victory in Civ myself.... #carlsagan more » Noobs-R-Us: billiions and billiions of boring speeches followed by billiions and billiions of awful FX. more » Quilt: Wasn't there a Deep Space Nine episode about this kind of thing? #solarwind more » Xagest: Isn't this kinda one way? You can only move away from the sun, right? #solarwind more » badhatharry: Hey, Ellison, I know where you can get another 10 million dollar mast. more » Digo: Awesome, now that we're going to be sailing in space maybe Brazil will finally be a player in the space race =P #solarwind more » Hello Mister Walrus: Didn't Count Dooku have one of these? #solarwind more » -
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Carl Sagan Deep Space Ship to Go to the Living Room and Beyond
When I was 12, Cosmos was one of my favorite TV shows. The other was Benny Hill. Clearly, planetary exploration and semi-neekeed girls go together like William Shatner and Elton John songs, whiskey and glass, or Lego and awesome spaceships. More » -
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New Spacecraft Uses Starlight to Propel its Sails
A new spacecraft is being launched in about a year, one designed to travel across the solar system. But instead of using rockets to propel itself, it uses sails. Sails pushed by light. More » -
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We're Not So Different, Earth and Mars
Here are two galleries for you, both of photos taken from space. One is of islands here on Earth, the other of landscapes on Mars. It's amazing, the similarities between the two places when you look from a certain distance. More » -
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LaserMotive's Robot Is The First Ever To Win NASA's $900,000 Space Elevator Prize
LaserMotive's photovoltaic-powered machine became the first in the 3-year history of NASA's space elevator contest to climb a 2,953-foot-long ribbon, securing a prize of $900,000. However, they fell short of the $2 million grand prize. More » -
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New HiRISE Images Show Chilly, Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander
Mars isn't exactly the warmest place during the winter transition, but as the first few rays of sunshine lick at the planet's surface we're able to make out the Phoenix lander shivering under a cover of dry-ice frost. More » -
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Nothing Makes You Feel Insignificant Like a 648-Megapixel Image of Our Galaxy
Physicist Axel Mellinger travelled 26,000 miles and pieced together over 3,000 individual images to create this, one of the most stunning panoramas of our galaxy every assembled. More » -
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Vrrrrooom On the Moon
Life has a collection of 21 of their greatest space photos. I like this one, because I can imagine the astronaut on the moon rover going vrroooommm vrrrooommm inside his helmet. More » -
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NASA Mars Spirit Rover Has Recurring Case of Amnesia
We hadn't visited the NASA Mars rovers in a while here at Gizmodo, so I thought I'd take a look today and see what they're up to. Unfortunately, things could be better. More » -
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New Apollo 17 Landing Photo Clearly Shows Lander, Flag
It's blurrier than old MySpace snapshots, but it's there as expected. The Apollo Lunar Modules and the US flag left behind at the Apollo 17 landing site has been caught in a close-up image by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. More » -
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An Astronaut Explains How We'll Fall In Love With Space Again
Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao sat on the human spaceflight advisory committee which released its report last week. Since news stories about it were hazy at best, we asked him to explain what it really said: More » -
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The Ares I-X Rocket in Pictures, From Birth to Launch
The always awesome Big Picture blog takes on the Ares I-X rocket today, with a stunning set of shots from testing to launch. Definitely worth checking out. [Big Picture] -
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Russia Wants Nuclear-Powered Rocket to Go to Mars
The space race is on again: The Russians are planning a nuclear-powered spacecraft that will get them to Mars faster than Duck Dodgers in the 24 and a half century. Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov promises a design by 2012: More » -
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High Res Video of Ares I-X Launch
After yesterday's launch cancellation, Ares I-X—the biggest US rocket since the Saturn V—has launched successfully. In case you missed it, here is the video of the whole launch, including the separation of its upper stage. Godspeed, Ares I-X! More » -
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Watch the Ares I-X Launch Live [Updated: Launch Scrubbed]
All systems are go at Cape Canaveral. The new Arex I-X—largest NASA's rocket since Saturn V—is now ready to launch at Launch Pad 39B. After all, launch has been scrubbed because of the weather. Updated. More » -
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What Is This?
At first I thought this image was a tattoo under a powerful microscope. One near some feminine naughty bits. But no, there are no tattoos as weird and wonderful as what this image really is. Not in this planet, anyway. More » -
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Newly Discovered Hole On Moon Leads To Network Of Tubes
Images have revealed a hole on the Moon's surface that is at least 260 feet deep and may lead to an underground tunnel more than 1,200 feet wide which is part of an entire network of such winding tubes. More » -
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Panel to Obama: Tell NASA to Skip the Moon and Head to Mars
An independent commission has advised the White House to have NASA ditch plans to go back to the moon, setting its sights on Mars and beyond instead. I can get behind these suggestions. More » -
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Volunteers Wanted For 520-Day Pretend Trip To Mars
The European Space Agency is looking for volunteers to spend 520 days isolated a Moscow facility where they'd simulate traveling to, living on, and coming back from Mars. Not bad, except the pretend travel lasts 250 days each way. More » -
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Missions to Mars Graphic Shows 52.4% Failure Rate
Mars. There have to be little green men with ACME weapons living there. Or we have some incredibly bad luck when it comes to sending spacecrafts to the Red Planet. Most of them fail, for one reason or the other. More » -
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Space-Inspired Quilts Are Perfect This Time Of Year
On these chilly fall days I like to combat my crippling seasonal depression curled up in a blanket with a grilled cheese sandwich, soup and some strong liquor. If only my blanket was as nice as these space-inspired quilts. More » -
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Spectacular Video of Saturn Moons Disturbing Its Rings
Sir Isaac Newton would be amazed by this awesome video, showing Saturn moons causing waves as they orbit near its F Ring. These images can only be taken every 15 years, during Saturn's equinox. Thankfully, Cassini is there now. More » -
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Ares I-X Rocket Unveiled, Rolls Out to Launch Pad
At last! The new Arex I-X rocket—the first iteration of the rocket that will take humans back to the Moon and beyond—is out of NASA's assembling facilities, and is now at Launch Pad 39B, getting ready for launch.
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NASA Moon Bombing Mission May Have Worked Out After All
So that anticlimactic moon bombing NASA attempted the other day may have kicked up a little dust, instead of absolutely nothing as once feared. More » -
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An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us Tonight
Rejoice, because you are alive: An asteroid named 2009 TM8 just passed only 216,000 miles from Earth, racing at 18,163mph. That's closer than the moon. But don't worry, there'll be plenty of opportunities to panic, says the JPL: More » -
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Pensioners Attacked by Space Junk and/or Aliens
What weights four pounds, is made of metal, and crashes through roofs at supersonic speeds? If you are a retired couple living in West Hull, Britain, the Royal Air Force says that's a chunk of space junk. More » -
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Earth and Jupiter Captured In the Same Photograph Taken From Mars
This is a photo of the Earth and its moon and Jupiter and its moons. In the same frame. It's taken from Mars, and it's humbling and incredible. Be sure to click the picture to see its full scope. [Reddit] -
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The Vatican Finally Shares Its Secret Stash of Astronomy Artifacts
The Vatican is holding an exhibit showing a collection of astronomy and space themed treasures, including this 18th century orrery.. I 'm just stunned that these beauties have been collecting dust somewhere, unseen and unappreciated for who-knows-how-long. More » -
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How They Fixed the Hubble
Hubble is alive—and delivering amazing images—after the successful mission that fixed it, the most difficult in the history of the shuttle program. Today, PBS' Nova shows it all in the Hubble's Amazing Rescue. Here's the teaser. [PBS] -
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Astronomers and the Air Force Face Off Over Lasers
Astronomers are arguing with the Air Force over being allowed to use lasers pointed at the sky to adjust telescopes. The Air Force fears that satellites could be accidentally blinded while astronomers are concerned about missing significant heavenly observations. More » -
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50 Years of Space Travel In One Beautiful Solar System Map
Most missions through space are lonely. Solitary probes arc through the solar system, charming us with their photos and data, and eventually—quietly—fade into disrepair, or out of range. But witnessed together, they form something sublime. More » -
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DIY Star Ceiling Brings the Universe Inside
I thought that I was pretty hot shit when I climbed on a stool and double-sided-taped glowing stars to my ceiling, but their waning green light never captured the night sky like DIY fiber optics. More » -
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Clown Returns from Space Followed by a Martian Dwarf Troupe
I hate clowns. Clowns rich enough to buy a ticket to ride to the International Space Station? I loathe them with a vengeance. Well, the only clown in space—Guy Laliberte—hard landed on Earth at 8:31am today, Moscow time: More » -
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She's Got It Where It Counts, Kid: LHC Hyperdrive Testing a Possibility
Parallels between the Large Hadron Collider and the beloved Millennium Falcon are becoming increasingly clear. Both take a bit of work to get off the ground; both feature rogue agents; and soon both could employ hyperdrive technology. More » -
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First Image of Actual Moon Bombing Impact
Like Mark said, the much-anticipated Moon bombing fireworks have been a major letdown. The good news is that it happened: NASA has released the actual money shot, showing the impact flash. Just don't expect a Ron Jeremy G22-sized bang:
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How Did NASA Manage to Make a Moon Bombing Boring???
Really? This was it? Some choppy footage and few dudes high-fiving in what we're pretty sure to be a Kinko's? This is what it looks like when Man bombs the moon at 5,600mph?? More » -
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Researchers Made Mistake In Calculations, World Is Ending Sooner Than Expected
Supermassive blackholes, heat death, and entropy could be wonderful dinner conversation as you toast to the end of the universe. Not sure when it'll happen, but based on recent universal entropy re-calculations, it'll be sooner than we expected. More » -
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This Is Not Your Ordinary Family Photo
This is the Duke family. The father, Charles Moss Duke, Jr. born October 3, 1935. The mom, Dorothy Meade Claiborne. The two sons, Charles and Thomas. They are probably in their garden, sitting on a bench. They look so happy. More » -
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Hello Smoking Space Man
Before they banned smoking in robot bars, Zed was such a prick, constantly blowing smoke in everybody's face. More » -
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Reminder: How to Watch the Moon Bombing In Real Time
In case you missed it, NASA is bombing the Moon tomorrow morning at 7:31AM Eastern/4:31AM Pacific. Here you have a simulation of the projectile's approach, which will cause a 30-mile high plume. Check out how to watch it here. -
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How to Watch the Moon Bombing In Real Time
If you have nothing to do on Friday, October 9, at 7:31AM Eastern/4:31AM Pacific, reserve that spot for some serious space fireworks. At that time you can see how NASA bombs the Moon from orbit using this huge thing: More »
