Check Out This 3D Video Tour of the International Space Station - Don't...
This week, the European Space Agency released an extensive narrated tour of the International Space Station. Here’s a cool bonus: it’s in 3D, so if you’ve got a pair of 3D glasses kicking around...
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Astronauts Enter BEAM Inflatable ISS Habitat for the First Time and Perform...
After a troubled initial attempt at expansion, the NASA and Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM expandable space habitat reached its full size last week. However, it still needs to be tested to ensure that it’s...
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Things We Saw Today: Canada Has Star Trek Currency
Holy moly, Canada has Star Trek-themed currency including a delta-shaped gold coin, coins with the USS Enterprise, and coins with Spock, Uhura, and more. Apparently, you can actually use them too (I...
View ArticleNASA Spokesperson Explains Why UFO Video Coverup Speculation Is Nonsense - I...
Last week, some corners of the Internet were all wound up about NASA’s public, live video feed from the International Space Station and whether or not it cut out just as a UFO was seen entering...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Metallica Proves How Metal They Are By Playing “Enter...
When you’ve been around as long as Metallica has (their first album came out in 1983!), you don’t have to prove yourself to anyone! So, if they want to play one of their greatest hits, “Enter...
View ArticleFloat Around the International Space Station and View the Earth Yourself in...
Yes, the Earth really is round (no matter what the Internet tells you), and the best way to experience it is with 360° video. The amazing pictures that astronauts have sent back to Earth from the...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: NASA’s Peggy Whitson Became the Oldest Female Astronaut
We are ready for our launch tomorrow! All #smiles today during our crew press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. pic.twitter.com/1j8ZMLMOsN — Peggy Whitson (@AstroPeggy) November 16, 2016 This past...
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Astronauts Took the Mannequin Challenge on the International Space Station -...
You know a meme has truly made it when it makes it to outer space. The crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) recently shared their shot at the Mannequin Challenge on Twitter, and they...
View ArticleJeanette J. Epps Will Make History as First African-American Astronaut to...
On Wednesday, NASA announced that Jeanette J. Epps would be the first African-American astronaut to board the International Space Station as a crew member. She’s also the 13th woman to make this...
View ArticlePeggy Whitson Breaks the Record for Most Time Spent in Space by an American -...
It is one of those rides that you hope never ends. I am so grateful for all those who helped me on each of my missions! #LifeInSpace pic.twitter.com/msjKSg6WWH — Peggy Whitson (@AstroPeggy) April 23,...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: It’s A Ball Gown Made of Books!
Can you get any classier than a dress made of books? We don’t think so: https://t.co/0PJhyEAYBu pic.twitter.com/Pr4JNpdw8s — Tor.com (@tordotcom) May 28, 2017 Tor.com shared some amazing photos of the...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Nails the ’80s Commercial...
In perfect marketing news: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has made the most ’80s of ’80s promos for their DVD and Blu-rays on August 22nd. Everything from the outfits, the text, the music, and the...
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ISS Astronauts Win for Coolest Star Wars: The Last Jedi Screening Location:...
We’re all gearing up to finally see The Last Jedi and get our fix of Rey’s continued journey, Poe x Finn, Carrie Fisher, and (finally) Mark Hamill back in action—except for Kaila, who’s seen it...
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The Trump Administration Wants to Privatize the Goddamn International Space...
Image of the International Space Station (ISS). Credit: NASA Back in summer 2017, the Trump administration took a preliminary swing at ruining space exploration. At a signing ceremony to mark the...
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Baby Yoda Doll Joined SpaceX Crew Astronauts in Mission to the International...
Baby Yoda has won the hearts of people all over the world, so it only makes sense that our planet’s favorite fictional son is now off to spread cuteness in a galaxy far, far away. A plush baby Yoda...
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This Week In Space: NASA Came To SXSW!
The fact that this year’s South by South West festival was all digital meant that presenters and panelists could join the festivities from anywhere. In fact, they didn’t even have to be on Earth. My...
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Tardigrades Are Now in Space! I Repeat, Tardigrades Are Now in Space
The SpaceX resupply of the International Space Station on June 3rd carried some very special guests: thousands of tardigrades. The near-microscopic, strangely adorable, and wildly resilient creatures...
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International Space Station to Join Rest of Humanity’s Garbage at Bottom of...
NASA has announced that the International Space Station (ISS) will be retired in January 2031, at which point it will crash land into the ocean. The orbiting laboratory, which launched in 1998, will...
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I Am So Down for This Apocalyptic Survival Thriller Set on the I.S.S.
I.S.S. premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last June, and now it’s gearing up for its wide release. If you’re in the mood for a taut survival thriller high above the Earth’s surface, this film...
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‘I.S.S.’ Doesn’t Meet Its Potential, But Still Offers Some Paranoid Fun
Despite the global turmoil of the 20th and 21st centuries, the International Space Station has stood as a beacon of hope for humankind, promising a future in which civilization works together to...
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