An artist who made many of us dreamers has passed away. Robert McCall is responsible for some of the most awe-inspiring images from the space age. Some futurists weave their tales with a pen, he did it with a brush. Click on the links to check out his amazing work.
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An animation created for the Museum of Natural History traversing the space between the Dali Lama and the Afterglow. The known universe in a little over six minutes.
Here’s a pretty animation by Roy Prol of what it would look like if Earth had rings like Saturn. The funny thing is, this is where we’re headed if we don’t get a handle on the space trash we’ve been depositing in orbit for years.
This is a great day for science. Scientists have confirmed the existence of water on the Moon. Although it has been suspected for a very long (too long) time, today we have hard evidence. The implications of this revelation are very exciting… It gives us purpose.
From this day forward we have [more…]
I thought this was really interesting… and maybe a little disturbing. Nixon’s speech writer drafted the below letter to be read in the event that Apollo 11 ended in tragedy.
Thought this was pretty cool. It’s a map by National Geographic documenting humankind’s entire historical presence in space. From landings to flybys. A couple of surprises here.
We’ve sent more missions to Venus than Mars. Mars still gets all the glamorous ones, with cute robots and full color 3D panoramic [more…]
Nothing like shooting two bullets at a rock… for science! This morning, NASA conducted a test to determine whether water ice exists in the lunar soil, by plunging two care packages into the moon. Sweet sweet Luna. What did she ever do to you beside provide her warm moonlight upon thee?
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Focus your eyes on the true jewel of the Jupiter system. A gorgeous world called Ganymede. As a cherub of Jupiter, Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system and one of a few potential spots for life beyond our own planet. Sure, Europa gets all the press and Io gets [more…]
Space tourism is going to be synonymous with space hotels. When everyday people decide to pay good money to go into orbit, they will first fly to a space hotel. Essentially a space station with more entertainment than science. A floating structure orbiting Earth approximately 300 miles straight up. Although it is called a hotel, [more…]
I regularly listen to this awesome podcast called RadioLab. Which is re-purposed from a radio show of the same name on WNYC in New York. It’s a great dialogue on all things science-y and I’d encourage anyone with such interests to seek it out on iTunes. Being a colossal science nerd, the [more…]
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