It’s all in the name:
Check out NASA’s photos from Expedition 42.
The Future of Warfare:
As their conflict with Russia continues, the Ukrainian Army brings in 3-D Printed Drones
Category Archives: Newspace
Newspace
We haven’t run Newspace for awhile, so we have a broad range of items for you….
SpaceX experienced a bit of a setback recently–
–but they have big plans for their internet satellite program. They even want to use the profits of this venture to help colonize Mars.
Below: The Toy Avengers Helicarrier, Anime Con Trivia, Bill Gates gets wasted, and more!
New Year’s Newspace
Welcome to 2015! Enjoy some accounts of the year’s top science stories, according to: Wired, Phys.org, Discovery, and The Guardian. And this Saturday, you can check out the year’s first meteor shower!
Newspace: Holiday Greetings
From the bottom of the sea to the top of your Christmas list!
Space tools by e-mail, cosplay, Santa, and Dr. Evil, too!
(Sorry to use one of the many inferior reposts at Youtube, but the official video is only available in the USA).
Marvel vs DC:
Check out this awesome fan-made trailer!
Space, science, Santa, and more, below:
Newspace
The news on earth doesn’t always reflect a spirit of good will, so let’s get all about the space with some Nasa Interns:
And on Mars, Curiosity detects Martian methane burps that could be signs of living organisms. Even if they’re not, we’ve discovered something new on Mars.
Newspace
Orion takes off:
Orion splashes down:
Mars awaits!
And New Horizons awakes near Pluto.
Meanwhile, here on earth….
Newspace: Video Edition
The Sublime
Erik Wernquist’s extraordinary film about humanity spreading through or solar system, accompanied by the words of the late, great Carl Sagan
Wanderers – a short film by Erik Wernquist from Erik Wernquist on Vimeo.
The Ridiculous
A fanmade Special Edition of the new Star Wars Teaser Trailer:
The Nerdy
Click for Nerdy commentary, Con video, and Superman in Space!
Newspace
It’s the small things…
Two new subatomic particles, Xi_b’- and Xi_b*-, have been detected at the CERN Large Hardon Collider….
While Philae detects organic molecules on its comet.
Space Race ’14
A British-led consortium plans to land a probe on the moon’s south pole and examine its suitability for a moonbase—and they have a Kickstarter.
The Russians, meanwhile, have launched something into space.
Can synesthesia be learned? And will it boost intelligence?
Even if this doesn’t turn out to be the case, I love this University of Sussex study for making those headlines possible.
And (as always) Fen continue to be Fen
Cosplay and musical performance from recent Cons. below:
Newspace
We’re likely all aware of the crash last week of Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Two. Questions remain regarding the accident itself, the financial fallout, and a pilot’s surprising survival.
It’s not the only science-related story touched with tragedy. This week, ground breaks on a proposed temple to species lost in the last 500 years.
In fannish news, meanwhile, SyFy plans to adapt Arthur C. Clarke’s 3001: The Final Odyssey into a miniseries.
And below…..
Newspace
Space
“Ambition,: a short film by the European Space Agency, uses SF and science to promote the Rosetta Mission.
Meanwhile, SpaceX will try landing at sea on a floating platform.
And, as I’m sure most of us already know, Google exec Alan Eustace set a record last week for the highest altitude jump to date
And Halloween Time….
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