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Teddies Boldly Go Where No Bear Has Gone Before [Space]io9 - 13 hours ago England’s newest astronauts are plush. Last week, the Cambridge University Spaceflight program sent four brave teddy bears into suborbital space as part of a program to get young people interested in space exploration … Also tagged: photography, science, spaceflight, high altitude balloon, experiments |
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Science Reaches A New Peak: Space Beer [Alcoholism Goes Orbital]io9 - 13 hours ago A Japanese brewery has just released a beer made from barley grown by cosmonauts onboard the International Space Station. Does this mean that the International Space Station has finally proven to have a purpose after … Also tagged: sapporo breweries, alcoholism goes orbital, space barley |
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NASA Explores How Spaceflight Changes Our Culture [Space]io9 - Dec 3, 2008 The US Space Program is in peril. As the government deals with its spiraling economic crisis, many are questioning the value of space exploration, and the new administration may consider scaling back NASA’s Ares and … |
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The Fearless Meteorite Hunters of Saskatchewan [Meteor Hit]io9 - Dec 2, 2008 After a 10-ton meteor exploded in a spectacular fireball over the Canadian province Saskatchewan two weeks ago, the hunt was on to find fragments of the space rock. Researchers and local enthusiasts descended on the … Also tagged: science, saskatchewan, meteorite, space porn, hi everybody in sask, meteor hit |
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Thanksgiving Dinner is Sadder in Space [Space Food]io9 - Nov 26, 2008 Today, millions of Americans are traveling to spend Thanksgiving Day with their loved ones. But for the astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station, going home for the holiday isn’t an option. The … Also tagged: food, thanksgiving, space station, space food |
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Sugar Molecule Could Point the Way to Alien Life [Astrobiology]io9 - Nov 26, 2008 Astronomers have made a sweet discovery in their search for life on other planets. A team at University College London has detected a sugar molecule that has long been associated with the origin of life in a … Also tagged: aliens, life, astronomy, astrobiology, chemistry, extraterrestrial |
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Building an International Meteorite Defense Network [Space Defense]io9 - Nov 26, 2008 An asteroid that's 45 meters across is headed towards Earth - its impact will unleash 3-5 megatons of energy, equivalent to hundreds of atomic bombs. Unfortunately the world's governments are so badly-prepared that … Also tagged: science, meteorite, space defense |
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Bachelor Pads of the International Space Station [Space Privacy]io9 - Nov 25, 2008 You're stuck for months inside a cramped tin can with a bunch of total strangers, with no gravity, fresh food or World of Warcraft. And yeah, you're forced to drink the recycled sweat of your fellow astronauts (or your … Also tagged: science, iss, nasa, space sex, space privacy |
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Watch a Fiery Meteorite Burn Up the Sky [Space Porn]io9 - Nov 22, 2008 Thursday night, a meteorite fell in Western Canada, burning up as hit the Earth’s atmosphere and creating a brilliant flash over Alberta and Saskatchewan. Witnesses got to experience the brightest fireball the country … Also tagged: astronomy, meteorite, meteor, space porn |
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The Universe May Actually Be Teeming with Life [Astrobiology]io9 - Nov 20, 2008 Most of the the search for life on other planets has focused on finding a world just like ours: rocky and covered in liquid water. But as astronomers learn more about exoplanets, some are beginning to suspect that life … Also tagged: science, astronomy, astrobiology, alien |