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Quantum dots could protect spacecraft from missiles

Posted January 28, 2012 - 7:15 am

There's not a ton of oxygen in space. Because of this, we have to rethink how we go about doing the things that we take for granted here on Earth, like defense against an incoming missile. Back in 2007, China tested the first ASAT (Anti-Satellite missile) against one of it's own dead satellites; it was a resounding success.
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Canadians send Lego Man into space

Posted January 26, 2012 - 10:06 am

Sure, Americans can put a man on the moon, but it takes a couple of Canadian guys to put a Lego Man into space.
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Another 'Earth' discovered, but don't make travel plans just yet

Posted December 6, 2011 - 10:26 am

The folks over at ITN News have posted a news report on Kepler-22b, a new "Earth-like" planet discovered by NASA scientists.
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How to defend Earth from asteroids without Bruce Willis

Posted November 21, 2011 - 1:02 pm

This very entertaining and informative TEDtalk presentation explains how humans can potentially avoid getting killed from an asteroid strike on the Earth, unlike the dinosaurs.
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Space is awesome: Time-lapse of Earth at night

Posted November 14, 2011 - 10:01 am

We've seen some time-lapse videos before of the Earth rotating, as taken from the International Space Station, but they've never looked as good as this. Gosh, the planet is pretty.
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Viral video week in review (Oct. 29 - Nov. 4)

Posted November 5, 2011 - 7:59 am

Our weekly roundup of IT- or geeky-related videos from around the InterWebs.
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Is NASA developing a Tractor Beam?

Posted November 3, 2011 - 12:41 pm

In another life-imitates-art moment, NASA has posted an animation video showing what a possible tractor beam could look like.
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Around the World in About a Minute

Posted September 20, 2011 - 9:20 am

I think I left my lights on...
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NASA adds 'sharpen photo' filter to moon photos

Posted September 6, 2011 - 3:08 pm

Still doesn't answer the question about the monster in Apollo 18...
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Smartphones in Space!

Posted September 2, 2011 - 9:58 am

Star Wars-inspired spheres mix with Nexus S phones for awesome space mission
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New NASA satellite improves climate science

Posted August 31, 2011 - 1:07 pm

NASA science can look back at Earth, too.
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Scientists to redirect asteroid

Posted August 27, 2011 - 7:48 am

Is it possible to redirect an asteroid if it were hurtling toward Earth? The movies Armageddon and Deep Impact centered around the idea, but the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking to put it to the test. The ESA is planning to launch a mission to redirect an asteroid to see if it's possible to prevent a hypothetical asteroid from colliding with our planet.
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NASA explains why it's hard to build satellites

Posted July 22, 2011 - 9:46 am

No more shuttle, but still having fun with NASA
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NASA video envisioned space colonies by 2000

Posted July 18, 2011 - 1:01 pm

Space colonies predicted; instead we got iPods...
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When Asteroids Collide!

Posted April 28, 2011 - 11:02 am

Thanks to the Hubble Telescope, we can now see evidence of asteroids colliding with each other. This makes us worry even more about an asteroid hitting the planet.
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Space fence: The ultimate command center

Posted January 13, 2011 - 11:55 am

Tracking the objects in orbit around the Earth is an important task, whether you're calculating and preventing collisions, or safely launching shuttles and other objects into space.
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Take us to your leader('s parking spot)

Posted January 3, 2011 - 8:29 am

Budget cuts eliminated the exploration of Venus France planned, but some of the technology it built is helping drivers back on Earth.
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Space shuttle carries basketballs into space, for some reason

Posted May 20, 2009 - 10:18 am

Onboard Atlantis is a century-old basketball that telescope namesake Edwin Hubble once actually used in a collegiate game, along with a ball used by the Harlem Globetrotters.
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NASA astronaut's next Twitter will be from space

Posted May 11, 2009 - 1:23 pm

NASA astronaut Mike Massimino fired off one final tweet this morning before boarding the space shuttle Atlantis to prepare for today's 2 p.m. launch. His next tweet will come from outer space.
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NASA: Upgrade mission will give Hubble superpowers

Posted May 8, 2009 - 2:25 pm

When the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis finishes its latest asignment, the Hubble Space Telescope, which is already considered one of NASA's most important tools, will be far more powerful than ever.
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Obama orders review of NASA return to the moon

Posted May 7, 2009 - 7:55 pm

As NASA presents its $18B budget, White House calls for closer look at space flight plans.
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NASA satellite spots oldest, most distant cosmic explosion

Posted April 29, 2009 - 9:58 am

Using a NASA satellite, astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the oldest object in the universe that humans have ever seen.
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NASA searching for clues about troubled Mars rover

Posted April 16, 2009 - 9:16 am

As engineers continue to try to analyze what is going wrong with one of the Mars rovers, it's clear that working on the harsh surface of the Red Planet is taking its toll on some of the most successful technology that NASA has ever produced.
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NASA: Aging Mars rover hit with computer woes again

Posted April 14, 2009 - 12:25 pm

Three months after last glitch, NASA engineers say the Spirit rover keeps rebooting.
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Russians pelt southeastern US with space junk

Posted April 10, 2009 - 9:06 am

It's not exactly what we all feared during the Cold War, but a series of explosions in the sky over the United States were ultimately traced back to Russian rocketry.
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