Tag: Space
Own A Tiny Speck Of Mars
There are a few ways you could get your hands on Martian soil. Wait until we develop space travel enough to bring back...
We Have A Rover On Mars! And Here’s Two Nerdy Facts...
It never ceases to amaze us that what is essentially a species of really successful primates is able to launch a rocket into space,...
Virgin Galactic’s SS2 And WK2 Unveiled, Will Make Commercial Space Flights...
By Evan Ackerman
We saw renderings of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip2 and its mothership, White Knight 2, back in January. This week, the finish craft were...
Google Earth Now Includes Moon, Lunar Landing Happening 40 Years Ago...
By Evan Ackerman
Today is the 40th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon, and Google has added a new moon feature...
Video: Cryogenic Rocket Engine Makes Icicles
By Evan Ackerman
NASA's new Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) runs on hydrogen and oxygen. The H and O combine, igniting...
Atlantis Launch In Infrared
By Evan Ackerman
This isn't some weird Photoshop filter, it's a picture taken with a digital camera that's been modified to capture in the infrared...
A Bedroom In The Most Expensive Gadget Ever
By Evan Ackerman
Obviously, this guy needs a Kindle. I just wonder what kind of internet they get up there; for about $130 billion, it...
Bat-ronaut Rides Into Space On Discovery’s External Tank
By Evan Ackerman
When space shuttle Discovery launched on Sunday, it was carrying one surprise passenger: a small, and probably quite confused, Mexican free-tailed bat....
Video Friday: SpaceX Rocket Test
By Evan Ackerman
Happy Black Friday, here's some rocket porn:
This is the first full mission duration test of SpaceX's Falcon 9 (9 for 9 engines)...