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Being Tired In Space Is Not Necessarily A Good Thing [Unfamiliar Perils Of Space Travel]io9 - Aug 17, 2008 Feeling particularly irritable, stressed and likely to lash out at those around you for no good reason? Don't worry; you're not having some kind of nervous breakdown... at least, not if you spend a lot of time in … Also tagged: legion of super heroes, unfamiliar perils of space travel, space fatigue, brain cap |
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Three Ways To Keep Astronauts from Going Crazy In Space [Space Madness]io9 - Aug 15, 2008 It's hard to imagine anything more unpleasant than being stuck in a metal can millions of miles from home with a crazy person. Space missions to Mars and beyond will need a way to deal with the boredom, isolation and … Also tagged: space exploration, mars, orion, david bowie, space madness, american psychological association, crazy astronauts |
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Birthing Stars Tear Into A Nebula With A Fierce Beauty [Space Porn]io9 - Aug 13, 2008 Here's a detail of a new image the Hubble Space Telescope released to celebrate its 100,000th orbit of Earth. It shows the "firestorm" of star creation in the nebula near star cluster NGC 2074. The three-dimensional … Also tagged: hubble, hubble space telescope, space porn, ngc 2074 |
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Life On Mars? "Maybe," Says NASA [Extraterrestrial Life]io9 - Aug 7, 2008 Now that the Phoenix lander is up there digging trenches on Mars, conspiracy theories are starting to swirl. This week, even the mainstream media was abuzz with reports that NASA was withholding a major announcement — … Also tagged: space, science, mars, life on mars, phoenix lander, extraterrestrial life, martian life |
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Rumors of Life on Mars are Greatly Exaggerated [No Life On Mars]io9 - Aug 3, 2008 For the past few days, rumors have been flying around the Internet that the White House was being briefed by NASA scientists about a “provocative” discovery that could indicate the potential for life on Mars. But … Also tagged: white house, mars phoenix, veronica mcgregor, no life on mars |
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You'll Never Get Lost on the Moon Again [Lunar Navigation]io9 - Jul 24, 2008 If the featureless wasteland of the lunar surface made your last trip there a navigation nightmare, don't feel bad. You're not the only one. With no landmarks to give them perspective or to help estimate distance … Also tagged: science, gps, moon, moon base, osu, lps, moon colony, lasois, lunar navigation, ron li |
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Um, About That Asteroid That Wasn't Going to Hit Us... [Impact Hazards]io9 - Jul 16, 2008 For a while there in 2004, the newly-discovered asteroid 99942 Apophis looked like it had Earth's number. Then scientists crunched some numbers, and the odds of a terrestrial bullseye dropped to 1 in 45,000, where they … Also tagged: asteroid, gravity tractor, near earth objects, wiley coyote, 99942 apophis, impact hazards, rusty schweickart |
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The Moon Rocket Project NASA Doesn't Want You to Know About [Space Porn]io9 - Jul 14, 2008 A group of secretive rocket designers have defected from NASA's rocket-building team to spearhead their own forbidden project. They spend their evenings designing Jupiter (pictured), a moon rocket they think will work … Also tagged: space, rocket, jupiter, ares, moon mission, space porn |
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Aldrin Blames Lack of Interest in Space Program on Science Fiction [Blame It On Sci-Fi]io9 - Jul 13, 2008 Forget shifting priorities or a de-emphasis on science education; this week, Buzz Aldrin told the Sci Fi Channel that the real culprit behind youth disinterest in space exploration is none other than science fiction … Also tagged: science fiction, astronaut, buzz aldrin, space program, john barnes, blame it on sci fi, encounter with tiber |
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True Tales from Beyond the Solar System [Voyager]io9 - Jul 7, 2008 More than 30 years ago, we launched two space craft on a long-shot, once in a lifetime mission to explore the outer planets. Today, the Voyager space probes are still making their long, lonely journeys outside the … Also tagged: space, solar system, carl sagan, voyager, interstellar space, solar wind, heliosheath, termination shock |