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Enlarge / In space, no one can hear you stream. Because the latency would kill you. (credit: NASA) When you’re orbiting 400 kilometers above the Earth, getting to the movie-plex to watch the latest science fiction blockbuster is a bit of a drag. But the current crew of the International Space Station will still be […]
Published time: 7 Dec, 2017 21:12 The hunt for the first United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronauts is on after the Gulf nation’s prime minister opened the space program to applicants. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said the country’s state-of-the-art space center is hoping to find four people capable of undergoing intense training and join […]
Published time: 20 Oct, 2017 16:21 Edited time: 20 Oct, 2017 16:22 Wannabe astronauts can now follow in the track prints of the Mars Curiosity Rover and traverse the desolate landscape of the Red Planet, with a new virtual reality experience created by NASA. Mankind’s spacefaring efforts may not yield the first daring Mars explorers […]
TOULOUSE, 19 OCTOBER, 2017—NASA astronauts, as well as other guests and speakers at the 30th Planetary Congress, organized by the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), shared their impressions of RT’s Spacewalk 360 project, which presented the first-ever panoramic video filmed in open space—a collaborative effort between RT, Roscosmos State Corporation and Energia Rocket and Space […]
Published time: 14 Oct, 2017 01:10 NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have introduced the world’s most popular toy to outer space. Fidget spinners, and the tricks they’re used for, are even more mesmerizing when normal gravitational limits are left behind. “A fidget spinner in space!” The description of the YouTube video, uploaded by […]
Published time: 23 Aug, 2017 19:44 Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed the spacesuits to be worn by astronauts on flights by his private SpaceX company, promising to soon reveal more. Musk posted the image to Instagram on Wednesday, and offered a few details. READ MORE: A step closer to Mars: SpaceX test fires ‘world’s most […]
Researchers at Clemson University are presenting work at the National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society that could change how astronauts handle waste in the future. For long trips — to Mars, for instance — astronauts will need to maximize the utility of everything they bring on board. Extra weight means more fuel […]
Typhoon Noru is barreling northwest across the Pacific Ocean and taking aim at Japan, and possibly Korea or China, this weekend. Forecasters are intently tracking the storm. As of Sunday, it was a category 5 super typhoon with 160 mph winds — equivalent to a category 2 hurricane and currently the most powerful storm on […]
Published time: 1 Aug, 2017 20:31 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been sharing some awe-inspiring images of one of the strongest storms of the year so far – super Typhoon Noru. Typhoon Noru is expected to make landfall around southern Japan this weekend, bringing an end to “a long and strange journey […]
Whether it’s using corn to make sustainable sneakers, or 3D printing some pretty out there looking footwear, Reebok isn’t afraid of taking bold new steps with its shoes. Now, however, it looks like the brand has decided to take one giant leap for mankind. On Tuesday, Rebook revealed that it’s developing a new type of […]
