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Sites don’t come much simpler than this, but if you ever wondered how may people are in space above you at this very instant, then the place to go is howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com.
How many people are in space right now? Read More
NASA has used technology from panoramic experts GigaPan to help stitch together around 900 separate images photos to create a massive image of the surface of Mars – and it’s a truly beautiful creation.
NASA releases a spectacular 1.3 billion pixel interactive panorama of the planet Mars Read More
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has released a fascinating short video explaining what all the seventeen cameras on the Mars rover Curiosity are used for.
Mars rover Curiosity and its 17 cameras explained – NASA video Read More
Things don’t get much cooler than playing a guitar in space, and Commander Chris Hadfield cuts a dash recording a revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity on board the International Space Station.
New Space Oddity video recorded onboard the International Space Station Read More
Looking to find ways of creating cheaper satellites using off-the-shelf components, NASA has launched three PhoneSat craft into orbit, each powered by a Google-HTC Nexus One smartphone.
NASA launches three HTC Nexus One Android-powered mini-satellites into orbit Read More
Chris Hadfield – the man with the finest moustache this side of the 1970s – has taken some incredible photos of the Earth while he’s been whizzing above in the International Space Station, and here he …
Astronaut shows to take incredible photos from the International Space Station Read More
Everyone knows that Mars is a ruddy long way away from Earth, but rarely has that distance been brought home so effectively than by this clever web animation.
Brilliant web animation shows just how far Mars is from Planet Earth Read More
It’s easily one of the most gorgeous and desirable watches we’ve ever seen, with a space-age connection adding to its matte black and orange glamour. The Fortis B-42 Black Mars 500 chronograph is the official watch of …
Fortis B-42 Black Mars 500 chronograph – a stunning watch with an out of this world price tag Read More
Voyager 1 looks to have become the first spacecraft to travel into deep space, with a report saying that the 35-year-old probe has travelled beyond the influence of the Sun and …
Voyager 1 becomes the first spacecraft to leave the solar system – or has it? Read More
This engrossing and enchanting animation about the life of an astronaut is narrated by Jerry Carr, a man who certainly knows his subject. His space experience saw him making over 1,000 …
The Life Of An Astronaut explained in enchanting video animation Read More
With the prospect of ordinary folks being able to bounce around the Moon remaining an unlikely proposition for the foreseeable future, all is not lost for zero G thrill-seekers.
Enjoy five fabulous minutes of zero gravity weightlessness for around five grand Read More
On our sister site urban75, you can read the story of a recently rediscovered press pack sent by NASA to a young schoolboy living in Cardiff, Wales, around the time …
A letter from NASA to a young wannabe astronaut in Wales from 1969 Read MoreI’ve been totally blown away by this astonishing time lapse video taken from the International Space Station.
Astonishing NASA time lapse video from the International Space Station Read MoreWe love these videos where people send cameras up to the edge of space using their own DIY craft, but this is the first one we’ve seen where they’ve used …
Students send a Nikon D300s SLR to the edge of space Read MoreThis is great news space fans: starting from Spring 2012, it’ll be possible to view live, streaming HD video of Earth beamed down from the International Space Station.
Live HD footage of Earth to be beamed down from the ISS Read More