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NASA Might Have Found Flowing Water on Mars (Updated)

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may have just found flowing water on Mars. It’s the closest that scientists have come to finding flowing water on the Red Planet and will help determine if Mars could harbor life. Remember, frozen water has been found on Mars years ago. But frozen water—ice—in Mars cold temperature stays frozen, life…

Space & Spaceflight Casey Chan

These Three Lego Minifigs Are Going to Jupiter

These three Lego minifigs are standing ready to launch inside Juno, NASA’s next interplanetary spacecraft. From left to right, they are Galileo Galilei, the goddess Juno and her husband, Jupiter. They will reach the mighty gas giant in five years. If everything goes according to plan, they will be launched inside their spacecraft on top…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

Was Our Moon Actually Two Moons That Smashed Into Each Other?

Some scientists are starting to believe that our moon is actually the result of a mid-air space collision of two moons. They say that the two-moon theory could explain why each side of the moon is so different from the other. It’s widely accepted that the Moon was created when a Mars-sized body hit Earth…

Space & Spaceflight Casey Chan

Destroyed Chunk of Columbia Shuttle Discovered Under Dried Lake

Eight years after the fiery horror of the Columbia disaster, a lost piece of the atmospheric sorrow has been discovered beneath a drought-shriveled Texan lake, CNN reports. The dilapidated, muddy orb remains a painful symbol of the cracked vessel. NASA’s confirmed 4-foot module, which provided electricity and water to the killed crew, is indeed from…

Space & Spaceflight Sam Biddle

Credit Card-Sized Chip Detects 100% of AIDS Cases

If the global AIDS epidemic will ever be put down, letting people know they’re infected to begin will be a huge part of the solution. So how can it be better? Putting an AIDS clinic in a $1 card helps. The incredible mChip can diagnose both HIV and syphilis in 15 minutes, FastCo Incredible quality…

Health Sam Biddle

Is This Really How You Weigh a Giraffe?

A six-foot tall giraffe was born at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk and in order to get all her measurables (height, weight) the zoo hilariously had a beefy man carry the baby zoo on a scale. It seems so calm! They couldn’t find a bigger scale? Is this what they do for all animals? What…

Biology Casey Chan

Fly to Space For Free With the Space Needle Sweepstakes

It’s going to be a long shot, but it’s one I’m willing to fire: Seattle’s Space Needle is running a contest that will get one lucky person up in space. It’s not going to be the ISS, but I’m game. You will have to be picked with 999 other entries by November 30, 2011. Once…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

Portable Anthrax Detector Identifies Spores In Under An Hour

It’s been almost 10 years since the anthrax attacks which killed five people and infected 17 others, but finally we have a legit way to detect the spores—and potentially dozens more pathogens like salmonella. The device is small enough that it can be hauled around with you like a suitcase, testing everything you might want…

Health Kat Hannaford

Why Do These Shake Weights Cost Over $1000?

Shake Weights were found to be pretty useless in the past, but BodyVib’s weights could change that: they vibrate 2,160 times per minute, which is 10x faster than traditional ones. https://gizmodo.com/shake-weight-jerking-sucks-5639179 A 30 – 50 minute charge is apparently good for 2.5 hours of lifting, and according to the company the 1.2mm amplitude is enough…

Health Kat Hannaford

Exercise Makes People Look Like Zombies

Or at least just really really ugly. Photographer Sacha Goldberger (remember Super Mamika) took these pictures of runners after they clearly ran through hell itself, and then again a week later in the same poses. https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-coolest-grandma-is-a-91-year-old-superhero-5695153 Why do this to yourself?? [FastCo Design]

Health Kwame Opam

How Driving On the Moon Made Us Care About Space Again

Back in 1969, the Apollo 11 mission put mankind on the moon. It was a massive accomplishment. Two years later, though, people were getting bored. 40 years ago today, it become the moon buggy’s job to make space fun again. The Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV, accompanied Apollo 15 on its journey to the moon…

Space & Spaceflight Kwame Opam

How to Keep Astronauts from Going Astronuts

With arguably the coolest job on or off the planet, astronauts need nobody’s pity. Nonetheless, theirs is a life of extraordinary psychological demands: leadership, technical proficiency, split-second decision making and ironclad focus. Beyond fulfilling the “hero” requirements, astronauts have to deal with mundane chores, like bringing in new supplies and taking out the garbage. The…

Space & Spaceflight Danielle Venton

How Chaos Really Works

According to this explanation, the butterfly effect used to explain chaos theory is just a big exaggeration. Watch the video for a much better understanding of how it works and why we can’t predict the outcome of these complex systems. Actually, just watch it because it has scientists talking physics with English accents. Always a…

Physics & Chemistry Jesus Diaz

Toyota’s Magic Steering Wheel Will Take Over If You Have a Heart Attack

Cars have already come such a long way since the Model-T days, but if you think Google’s driverless cars were fancy, wait until you hear about Toyota’s heart attack-detecting sensors, that will steer a car if you lose control. https://jalopnik.com/googles-driverless-cars-are-now-legal-in-nevada-5815536 The sensor-laden steering wheel has been shown off by Toyota over in Japan, where the…

Health Kat Hannaford

The Gear Behind NASA’s Cool-Looking Space Cameras

When NASA’s astronauts go on a spacewalk, they often carry a space camera for those memorable moments. Think they use some fancy gear developed in a secret NASA lab? Think again. The camera that an astronaut uses is a retail Nikon D2X with NASA-specific firmware and special lubricant for space operation. Thrown on top of…

Space & Spaceflight Kelly

China Preparing Its First Space Station Module for Launch

China is close to launching its own space station. They are preparing the first module, called Tiangong-1 (“heavenly palace”). It will be first of many and it will launch later this year. Eventually, the space station will play host to unmanned and manned Chinese spacecraft. Even though China shows interest in cooperating with the International…

Space & Spaceflight Kelly

Why NASA Is Vital for Our Survival—According to Neil deGrasse Tyson

We’re fans of Neil deGrasse Tyson here in Gizmodo, but his talk on why NASA is necessary for America—and, as a foreigner, I would say for the world—gives me goosebumps. You must see it and pass it around. Neil makes a perfect argument in favor of NASA and human space exploration, one that matches what…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

The Definitive Goodbye Space Shuttle Desktop Wallpaper

Boeing and NASA have released this beautiful photo of Atlantis by Bill Ingalls, just after it touched down at the Kennedy Space Center, just before dawn on July 21, 2011. You can download the 1920 x 1080 version here. OK, let’s sing one last goodbye, Elton. Sigh. [Boeing]

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

NASA’s Space Shuttles Helped Advance Salmonella Vaccine Research

Having suffered Salmonella poisoning before, I can definitively say it is not fun. And that’s why I’m pleased to hear that research on Salmonella and MSRA vaccines has been helped along by the now-defunct NASA Space Shuttle program. According to ZDnet, putting these bacteria specimens in a zero gravity environment allows the bacteria to grow…

Space & Spaceflight Adrian Covert

Earth Looks Incredibly Perfect From 270,000 Miles Away

I’m so used to Hollywood movies that I thought this video was a 3D rendering when I first saw it. But it’s the real Earth, our home planet as seen from NASA’s Messenger spacecraft on its way to Mercury. Comprising 358 frames taken over 24 hours, the movie follows Earth through one complete rotation. The…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

NASA Might Have Found Flowing Water on Mars (Updated)

These Three Lego Minifigs Are Going to Jupiter

Was Our Moon Actually Two Moons That Smashed Into Each Other?

Destroyed Chunk of Columbia Shuttle Discovered Under Dried Lake

Credit Card-Sized Chip Detects 100% of AIDS Cases

Is This Really How You Weigh a Giraffe?

Fly to Space For Free With the Space Needle Sweepstakes

Portable Anthrax Detector Identifies Spores In Under An Hour

Why Do These Shake Weights Cost Over $1000?

Exercise Makes People Look Like Zombies

How Driving On the Moon Made Us Care About Space Again

How to Keep Astronauts from Going Astronuts

How Chaos Really Works

Toyota’s Magic Steering Wheel Will Take Over If You Have a Heart Attack

The Gear Behind NASA’s Cool-Looking Space Cameras

China Preparing Its First Space Station Module for Launch

Why NASA Is Vital for Our Survival—According to Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Definitive Goodbye Space Shuttle Desktop Wallpaper

NASA’s Space Shuttles Helped Advance Salmonella Vaccine Research

Earth Looks Incredibly Perfect From 270,000 Miles Away

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