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more about #nasa more comments → cmanptown02: How long is eventually?? more » bobdobbs: Time to shut this boondoggle down and let private industry handle it. Richard Branson FTW. more » Jeremy Couch: Saying that those of us who do not support the violent funding of NASA must not support space exploration is like saying because I don't support gover... more » roflwaffles is part of a healthy breakfast: Or we could put nasa's budget on hold and put some of it to the debt. more » dragonfang18: You know what actually needs more money! Colleges! Especailly Stony Brook University! I wanna lower tuition than send more rokets into space damn it! ... more » aek8: I am supremely disappointed that the headline wasn't followed by 'everyone!' more » Kris Aubuchon: For being a tech-based blog there sure are way more people here who are closed-minded about the space program than I can stomach. more » ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD: I just really want to be thousands of years in the future so I can see how freaking amazing space is with my own eyes. And at the rate things are goin... more » Monty: Sorry, El President, but I would have told them to have a good old fashioned rocket cookie bake sale to get their money instead. Heaven forbid our sp... more » Jeremy Couch: Good News! The Government robbing you of more of your money to blow on bloated programs. more » fredcool: How is this good news? Money being almost literally thrown into space and wasted. You tell me how landing on mars will save lives, improve lives, or h... more » vladdybear: Oh, only 3Billion. That's just a laugh in their face. FAT CATS in DC gave out HUNDRED of Billions to Banks!!!!!!!!!!!!! more » talkingstove: Manned space exploration is a moneypit. Give monies to NASA, but for pete's sake spend it wisely. I don't want to spend a billion to send some guy to ... more » gr8wayn: I think it would be beneficial in the long run if NASA is forced to work more internationally. I don't think any worldwide peace and prosperity will ... more » njdevil: Would seeing a mission to Mars really be that important? people thought landing on the moon would be important, now nobody really cares. more » -
#space
NASA Launches New Infrared Telescope to Capture Hidden Space Objects
NASA just launched the new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, this morning. It'll be used to detect light- and heat-emitting objects that the Hubble might miss. Such as spaceships, I'll bet!!! More » -
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Good News! NASA Is (Probably) Getting More Money
NASA needs more money, because let's face it, rocket launches ain't cheap. The good news is, it looks like they'll be getting some. Not as much as they want, but some. More » -
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The Moon, In Technicolor
This recently released NASA photo shows the Moon colorized—a combination of 18 individual shots taken by Galileo through a green filter, augmenting the true gray color to resemble moldy cheese . Download it wallpaper-sized at NASA. [NASA] -
#mars
Mars Spirit Rover Suffers Another Setback With Second Wheel Thought Broken
NASA's Spirit Rover just isn't having much luck, between sand storms and broken wheels, with a second wheel presumed broken and the threat of an icy-cold winter freezing the Spirit "to death" if it doesn't move on soon. More » -
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Death of the Biggest Star Ever Reads Like a Comic Book
This ain't your standard supernova. A while ago, astronomers noticed an exploding star that was about 50 to 100 times brighter than normal. Here's why: It was freakin' huge. More » -
#space
World's Largest Milky Way Image Is 120 Feet of Humbling
The world's largest picture of the Milky Way was unveiled today in Chicago, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, measuring a whopping 120 feet across. More » -
#space
God's Home
This is NGC 7023. It's also called the Iris Nebula, an immense six-light-year-across cloud of dust located in the constellation Cepheus, 1,300 light-years from planet Earth. I like to call it God's Home. Get inside with this zoom-zoom video: More » -
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NASA's New Altair Lunar Lander Simulation In Action
The Constellation program may be in trouble, but that doesn't mean NASA's boffins are sitting around playing Asteroids, and flying rocket models. They are still planning to get back to the Moon, and they built a cool simulator for it: More » -
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#space
Astronauts Sneak Turkey Into the Space Station
NASA didn't plan any traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner for the astronauts at the International Space Station, but they had it anyway: Someone sneaked the real thing into the space shuttle Atlantis without anyone from ground control noticing it. More » -
#giftguide
Gifts For Space Explorers Who Swing Among the Stars
Hey you, Ground Controls and Major Toms orbiting out there! If you're a space aficionado or know someone who'd like to blast into the cosmos, it's time to take your protein pills. Here's the definitive go/no-go holiday gift list. More » -
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Astronaut Self-Portrait
Some time during a six-hour space walk last week, astronaut Robert Satcher managed to capture this shot of himself...via himself. Today, the STS-129 will be completing their third and final space walk. [NASA] -
#nasa
The Rock Explains How NASA Helps Our Rock
Cross promotions sometimes don't make much sense. I've got nothing against Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for agreeing to pitch NASA to youngsters, but really, there are better ways to capture youth attention. More » -
#science
Earth's Weather Like You Have Never Seen It Before
This video shows Earth's weather from August 17 to August 26, 2009. It also shows how beautiful this planet is, and how insignificant we are. It was created at a 7-kilometer resolution with NASA's GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model. More » -
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Atlantis Engines...or Mickey Mouse Goes to Space
Shot: The three main engines of the Space Shuttle Atlantis photographed from ISS as it docks. Jesus says it looks like Mickey Mouse. I think it looks like the photographer should move, quickly. Get the wallpaper-sized version at NASA. [NASA] -
#rockets
This Is How NASA Would Work If It Was Congo's Space Agency
Witness the spectacular launch of the Troposphère V, Congo's answer to the Arex I-X. The new rocket prototype is capable of reaching 22.3 miles (36 km) up in the sky. Yes, you know exactly what's next. More » -
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Atlantis at Dawn
Enjoy this beautiful image of the space shuttle Atlantis, ready for today's 2:26pm EST launch, because you are not going to see it many more times: Sadly, it is Atlantis' second to last launch. Update: Successful launch! Godspeed Atlantis! More » -
#mars
Spirit Rover Ready to Take...Those Sunken Wheels...
...And learn to roll again, roll again so free. Sure, Spirit is stuck in sand and senile, but that doesn't mean he's down and out. NASA is ready to free Spirit from the sand and put him back to work. More » -
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NASA to Bomb Monkeys with Gamma Radiation
Dear NASA, I love you, but come on... Monkey radiation tests? What is this? The 50s? Are you going to resuscitate J. Edgar Hoover next? Didn't you guys see Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt saving the monkeys in Project X? More » -
#science
NASA Finds Water on the Moon
In a press conference going on now, NASA has said they've found "a significant amount" of water on the moon. More » -
#iphone
One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
Leave it to a NASA scientist to create the first Star Trek Tricorder using a stamp-sized sensor chip, an iPhone, and some spiffy programing. What does it do? It can detect killer gasses in the air. More »
