If you haven’t yet heard, there is mission to Mars that is has been under the spotlight recently. The project, proposed by Bas Landorp, is called Mars One, and is currently undergoing preparation and development, and is in the midst of its candidate selection program. Many Canadians have applied to join the mission, although there…
Just when we thought we had a handle on earth, it never ceases to amaze us with more knowledge… the undiscovered beckoning towards those curious, open-minded and courageous enough to seek more.
Check out this interesting, yet terrifying, look into the future. And by future, it really is a look far, far into the future, and not just a prediction of when the next iPhone will be released (though that may seem terrifying to think about).
With Neil Armstrong’s recent passing and the United States Presidential election happening soon, more and more people have become focused on space and the portion of the American budget NASA will receive in the future. Though NASA’s budget has been rumored to be getting decreased, what will the future be for humans and space exploration? Before the…
If you can muster up half an hour to watch Kony 2012, then surely you can give up 19 minutes of your life to watch this video. Dr. Seth Shostak is confident that we will be able to detect extraterrestrial life within the next two dozen years. There is a lot of mathematically data that…
The ever famous photo of the planet Earth taken by the crew members of Apollo 17 on Dec 7, 1972. The photo depicts the sensations of vulnerability, fraility and isolation associated with our planet in the vastness of the cosmos.
According to The Telegraph, a new laser experiment is being planned by European scientists in order to find answers to some fundamental questions in particle physics. The ELI Ultra-High Field laser is going to be made of 10 laser beams that will be all focused on one point to produce an even larger beam of…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) had recently finished mapping the surface of our moon. With its wide angled camera, over 4,000 images were taken over the course of a month in seven different wavelengths in different resolutions. Scientists then took the images and put them together like a puzzle and created the following map: This map uncovers…
Yes, that’s right, it’s possible that our NASA scientists have discovered a ninth planet in our solar system. It has been named “Tyche” pronounced tay-kee. The name was found from the Greek goddess of fortune, chance, providence and fate. Tyche was said to be the daughter of “Oceanus” and “Tethys” with an evil sister named “Nemesis” for her…
I recently saw this YouTube channel, which is authorized by NASA. This channel has posted many videos about the International Space Station and many other interesting things that happen there. Here are a few pretty cool examples! [youtube mgSCH6q9gY8] [youtube FxFOm8BC4GE] [youtube 0hiu7IaIWds] [youtube C4vncl39wuw]
The Journey to the Edge of the Universe is a movie that NASA released a year and a half ago. When it came out, it was shown on some documentary channels like the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. In this movie, it is shown how far NASA has actually gone and seen of the universe…