Category Archives: SCIENCE!

Ground control to Major Tom

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Nestor

Astronaut Chrish Hatfield sings the David Bowie song Space Oddity from the International Space Station

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Commander Sunita Williams gives a tour of the ISS

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Nestor

Fascinating showcase of the international space station, from the sleeping areas to the labs to the Soyutz descent vehicle, not forgetting about the vacuum assisted toilets and space suits. Cramped, but I guess the ability to align to any surface … Continue reading →

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Space shuttle endeavour in LA

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Nestor

Timelapse video of the space shuttle being moved to it’s final resting place as a museum piece. The transfer took about 3 days, shortened in timelapse to less than 3 minutes.

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Acoustic levitation

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Nestor

Amazing looking technology, though I wonder just how noisy it is. They replaced the ambient noise with a music overlay, so I’m guessing there’s some noise, but the guy isn’t wearing protective headphones or anything so it’s probably not too … Continue reading →

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What’s next for the LHC

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Nestor

The search for new dimensions is the next step for the Large Hadron Collider, as explained by PHD comics

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Remote-controlled cockroach

Posted on September 9, 2012 by RGE

Here is one of those insects again, enslaved for science and for our amusement. Or for our encreepment.

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Full video of Curiosity’s Mars descent

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Nestor

Awesome work, Nasa.

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Lightspeed

Posted on August 7, 2012 by RGE

After listening to a riveting tale about sexy relatives I decided to check out the narrator’s other works, and this one about the speed of light seemed like something that would fit in here. I just listened to it like … Continue reading →

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Eyes on Mars

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Nestor

UPDATE: Curiosity has landed!! In a few hours we will know if Curiosity touched down safely. We can’t get a live feed but the next best thing is NASA’s Eyes application, a 3d simulation supplemented with real time information (As … Continue reading →

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Countdown to curiousity

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Nestor

Only 3 days left before Curiousity touches down, and what a touchdown it’s going to be I have to say, this is one of the most spectacular things we’ve done in space for the last few decades. Let’s hope it … Continue reading →

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