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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 [...]

Look To The Skies Wednesday For A Meteor Shower

Mario Garcia — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:34:40 +0000

According to NASA officials you may want to look at the sky early Wednesday morning, that’s because the first meteor shower of 2012 is expected to take place.The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to happen around 2am Eastern Time January 4th. The meteors are expected to fall at a rate of 100 per hour. So [...]

NASA Says We'll be O.K. in 2012

Lisa Lindsey — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:05:58 +0000

Welcome to 2012! Of course to bring in the new year, my husband and I watched the movie 2012. Yikes! We've all heard about the Mayan calendar predictions of a solar shift that will cause planets to collide and if that didn't kill us, we would experience violent earthquakes bringing on the end of the world. More YIKES!

NASA Releases Video of Solar Flare Erupting On The Sun [Video]

Scott Mills — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:43:13 +0000

NASA has released video of a solar flare that occurred on June 7th.

The massive flare mushroomed up and fell back down appearing to cover almost half the suns surface.

Government officials warn that the flare could cause communication, satellite

As America's Space Shuttle Era Comes to an End, New Homes Announced For Fleet.

Scott Mills — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:23:56 +0000

Two more flights remain for U.S. Space Shuttles, then it’s lights out for the shuttle program which has flown over 130 missions and fascinated Americans for the last 30 years. Yesterday, NASA announced new homes for the fleet. Shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter built, will move from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Steven [...]

Space Shuttle Makes History [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:33:14 +0000

I’ve always been intrigued by the space shuttle, it’s one thing to watch the launch from the ground, but what does it look like if your in a passenger in a jet airliner and your already above the clouds? When NASA’s shuttle Discovery arrived at the International Space Station Saturday it made some space history: [...]