Blog Archives for the tag NASA

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Watch Space Station Astronauts Explore the SpaceX Dragon [video]

In case you missed it, Elon Musk’s SpaceX program successfully docked with the International Space Station, a first for a non-governmental vehicle, early this morning, and what a momentous occasion…

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Cool Solar Eclipse Google Map from NASA

You only have one shot to catch the solar eclipse on May 20th, or you’ll have to wait until next year. Thanks to technology, and some help from NASA, you…

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Inside NASA's Space Apps Challenge [video]

Over 2,000 people from 24 cities world-wide took part in NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge, producing over 200 solutions using NASA data sets, over two days at the end of…

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NASA Launches Gorgeous Site for Friendship 7's 50th Annivesary

Today is the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s historic Mercury flight that saw the first American to orbit the Earth. The entire “Friendship 7″ flight took 4 hours, 55 minutes,…

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Test Your Space Knowledge With NASA's Facebook Game

NASA might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to playing games on Facebook, but the space agency has dipped its toe into uncharted territory yet…

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Space.com launches a stellar new site

We like to nerd out here at The Next Web, which often means keeping up with black holes, interstellar space travel, extraterrestrial life and NASA shuttle launches. Which is why…