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Photo from the Mars Rover Looks Like Two Fingers on the Surface of Mars

Eric Meier — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:37:10 +0000

They’re clearly rocks, but they certainly bear a streaking resemblance to human fingers. That has lead some in the UFO community to claim that human fingers have been found on Mars. This photo of the ‘fingers’ on the surface of Mars was uploaded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): Fingers on Mars Close-Up [button href="http://lite987.com/a-strange-hum-sound-in-west-seattle-video-audio/" title="Next: Listen to [...]

Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:02:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to ‘Jewel in the Night,’ by Colonel Chris Hadfield. Here’s the link for your listening pleasure. It so happens that several of the astronauts on the International Space Station are musicians, which means that the future could be full of similar transmissions from space. Even stranger: singer Sarah [...]

What Does Hurricane Sandy Look Like From Space?

Eric Meier — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:02:14 +0000

NASA has provided some compelling images of the extremely large Hurricane Sandy as it skirts the Atlantic Coast of the United States. The images were grabbed by the NASA GOES Project. This video shows the development of Sandy from the perspective of the Western Hemisphere. This vantage point shows a more close-up view as Sandy churns [...]

See Photos and Video From Mars Rover Curiosity

Don Deane — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:01:22 +0000

After an eight month journey, NASA’s multi-billion dollar rover Curiosity made a successful landing on Mars early this morning. Mission controllers cheered after the six-wheeled, one-ton machine made a perilous seven-minute landing involving a parachute, rocket pack and sky crane. The $2.5 billion rover, which is meant to operate for at least the next two [...]

NASA Lands Rover on Mars: Pop Stars React on Twitter

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:52:26 +0000

It took eight-and-a-half months for the NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover to reach the Red Planet aka Mars. The rover landed at 1:31AM ET on Monday, Aug. 6. Once the rover hit its target, the digital space was abuzz with the news. Mars is a crucial location in sci fi literature, lore and film, so naturally, much of the world is curious about what the rover discovers. The landing was a hot topic in our world, too, with plenty of informed, newshound pop stars tweeting about the landing.

See Our Planet As Never Seen Before [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:56:16 +0000

Just wait until you see this amazing video created with photos from the International Space Station.

This is Our Planet" was created with photos and video from the Image Science and Analysis Laboratory at the NASA-Johnson Space Center. The video offers a spectacular view of our planet, aurorae, stars, and even parts of the ISS. Get the full story at .

Did an Actual Fireball Shoot Through the Sky in Texas?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:31:31 +0000

The folks in San Antonio, Texas got quite a treat earlier this month when an unexplained fireball, or rather something that looked like a fireball streaked across the midday sky. “It was like a little piece of the sun falling,” was how one witness described it to NBC 4 in San Antonio. That news report [...]

America's First Astronauts- The Mercury 7

Dave Wheeler — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:29:06 +0000

On April 9th, 1959, NASA announced its first seven astronauts, later dubbed the “Mercury Seven”. The American public first met the seven men chosen to be this country’s first human space voyagers on April 9, 1959, at a press conference in Washington. The men were dubbed “astronauts.” The term was a cross between “aeronauts,” as [...]

Listen Up, The World's Quietest Place Will Make You Hallucinate

Patrick Bateman — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:29:29 +0000

With the constant overexposure to media throughout a typical day, sometimes all you want is a little peace and quiet. But, you might rethink that wish after sitting in a room that’s 99.99% sound absorbent. Orfield Laboratories in South Minneapolis has an “anechoic chamber” that holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s quietest place. While [...]

What Did NASA Cameras Capture Near Mercury? A UFO? Mystery Planet?

Eric Meier — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:09 +0000

Stargazers have been debating in slack-jawed amazement after the release of footage captured by the STEREO A satellite. What looks just like a big blob of red to me has been described in the YouTube video below as a 'cloaked alien craft.' Others speculate it's a 'ghost image' of Mercury of a blip on the satellite.

NASA Corn Maze Patterns Are Out of This World [PHOTOS]

Dylan Schenker — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:50:06 +0000

When you hear about crop circles, the first thing that immediately pops to mind is strange, unexplainable alien patterns encoded in farmland. So what better way to celebrate NASA’s rich history of space exploration than with some amazing corn maze crop circles? Space Farm 7, a collaboration between NASA and seven of the most popular [...]

NASA Offers Shuttle Tiles And Space Food To Schools And Universities

Dave Wheeler — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:24:50 +0000

NASA is offering space shuttle heat shield tiles and dehydrated astronaut food to eligible schools and universities. It’s all part of the agency’s efforts to preserve the Space Shuttle Program’s history and technology and inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers. The lightweight tiles protected the shuttles from extreme temperatures when they [...]

NASA Suffering From Large Astronaut Shortage

Dave Wheeler — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:36:12 +0000

Do you hate your job? Are you considering a complete switch in career direction? Why not consider being an astronaut? NASA is now saying there’s an actual astronaut shortage. According to The Sacramento Bee, many astronauts have retired or quit with end of the space shuttle program. There used to be around 150 astronauts ready [...]

July 20th- The Eagle Has Landed

Dave Wheeler — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:19:27 +0000

As the Space Shuttle Program comes to a close, let’s take a moment to take a look back 42 years ago. On this day in history on July 20th, 1969, Man first walked on the moon. The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on [...]

NASA'S Messenger Spacecraft Takes First Photos Of Mercury From Orbit

Mark Richards — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:25:59 +0000

Finally a post my 16 year son will enjoy. He is a space buff and will enjoy these never before seen images of the planet Mercury. I think you will also. NASA’s Messenger spacecraft has beamed back to Earth the first photos taken of Mercury from orbit, with the very first one showing a desolate gray [...]

NASA's New Planet Tyche

Dave Wheeler — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:00:47 +0000

Scientists believe that a NASA telescope has picked up a new ninth planet. A bigger planet, A better planet, and a better name! According to The Independent, the planet is named Tyche (–pronounced TY-KEE). It could be up to four times bigger than Jupiter, which is currently the largest planet. Tyche is more than 15,000 [...]

NASA Takes Pictures Of The Huge Winter Storm

Eric Meier — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:03:29 +0000

Usually NASA has its telescopes and satellites peering into the deepest parts of the universe, but today they trained their instruments on the US and the major winter storm that’s developing. The picture here doesn’t do it justice, check out NASA’s image and full story here.

NASA Ranks Sci-Fi Films

Mark Richards — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:53:24 +0000

Are you a fan of Sci-Fi films? Do you think the men & women of NASA are? I’m not a ”Treky’, nor a fan of the Star Wars movies mostly because, I just don’t buy it. If there are alien life forms out there I don’t think they have two eyes, a nose, mouth and [...]