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The Opportunity Mars Rover Is About To Get Mindwiped, Courtesy Of NASA
Even rovers need reformatting.
It Came From Space: How Astronauts Rule At Social Media
NASA has liftoff from Vine with its first six second video from space.
Our Climate Is Changing, And NASA Has The Proof
NASA’s “Images Of Change” shows us the dramatic ways our planetary climate is shifting.
Take A Tour Of Spaceport America, The Crazy-Efficient Space Hub Of The Future
The world’s first purpose-built spaceport keeps a low profile way out in New Mexico.
Build Your Own Mars Rover With LittleBits And NASA
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to try your hand at space-ready hardware projects.
Apps To Discover Earth’s Mysteries Right On Your iPad
Here are five apps that may inspire you to go out and do some globetrotting of your own.
The Space Station Is Getting Its Own Robot Butler
Robonaut 2 will handle inconvenient or dangerous tasks for astronauts; it will also debut the open-source Robot Operating System in orbit.
How The Oculus Rift Can Help NASA Find Life On Other Planets
The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset won’t just revolutionize gaming. Think way, way bigger.
These Incredible Close-Up Photos of Mars Will Trip You Out
Take an up-close-and-personal look at this mysterious planet in all its beauty.
Tour the Red Planet In 3D On The Mars Express
Zip through Mars’ lava flows, canyons, and craters, all in stunning 3D.
International Space Station Drops Windows For Linux
Some computers on the International Space Station used to run Windows XP. Now they run Linux.
100-Year Starship Project: The Grandest Challenge At SXSW – Or Anywhere
Meet the 100-Year Starship project, which aims to propel humanity to the stars. It won’t be easy, but getting there could help solve this world’s problems along the way.
SpaceX Team Tells Us To Learn C++, Says They’ll Take Us To Mars In 5 Years
The software engineers who power Elon Musk’s fleet of advanced commercial spacecraft swung by Reddit today.
Amid Boeing’s 787 Scare, Competitor Elon Musk Takes To The Media
Is Musk really trying to help, or is it just a marketing ploy for SpaceX?
How To Build And Launch Your Own Satellite [VIDEO]
Do you have a burning scientific question that can be answered only by putting a satellite into orbit? You’re in luck. It’s now feasible to do just that, using only off-the-shelf technology, in a design called a CubeSat. It’ll run you around $50,000. For university, commercial or government projects, this new price point is a game changer.
Video: Watch Cosmonauts Toss A 20-Pound Satellite Overboard
Russian cosmonauts tossed a 20-pound spherical satellite overboard on Monday. Scientists will track the 21-inch target to test techniques for monitoring junk objects in orbit. The treacherous cloud of space junk threatens to take out the satellites that drive GPS, broadcast, remote imaging, and other functions. Canadian satellite watcher…
Mars Rover: Big Tech, Little Camera
We can take it to Mars but when we get there, the pictures we take – suck.
NASA Expanding Into Apps, More Video Games
When Mars rover Curiosity touched down Sunday, August 5th, it was more than a technological triumph for the space agency; it was another victory in a four-year-old social-media campaign that has expanded to Google+ Hangouts, Angry Birds and Xbox 360 Kinect games and, in the future, maybe mission-specific apps.
9 Ways to Follow the Curiosity Mars Rover Online
Will wonders never cease? NASA’s Curiosity landing was a social-media bonanza. The space agency had hits on several major social networks.