Over the past 50 years, the government space agency has built an awful lot of stuff for, well, space. But with its $17 billion annual budget, it has also done quite a bit of research and development in other areas, and even its space gear managed to influence so many other things down here on earth.
The Asteroid Redirect Mission, which has a fairly self-explanatory name, is part of NASA’s mission to develop technologies for redirecting and otherwise neutralizing possible asteroid threats. With the mission comes … Continue reading
Setting foot on the moon for the first time was perhaps one of the biggest technological, scientific and political achievements of our age. So what better way to celebrate, after exploring that new lunar landscape, than with bacon?
Do you see it? There’s a little beacon of light in the photograph of Mars above. It’s on the left side of the photo and it’s pretty darn bright. What could it be? More importantly, what do we want it to be? A Martian signal keeping track of the Curiosity rover? An alien laser beam? A key to a secret portal in the universe? A superhero?
You’re looking at ACT-CL J0102-4915. To it’s stargazing buddies, though, it’s better known as El Gordo—literally, "the fat one"—because it’s the largest known galaxy cluster in the distant universe.
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If you’ve been thinking about getting started on the rocket project that’s been on your mind for ages, now is a good time to get serious. Next week, NASA will release a massive software catalog with over 1,000 projects. It’s not the first time the space agency’s released code, but it is the first time they’ve made it so easy.
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In an internal memo, NASA has stated that it will suspend all interaction with the Russian government, in response to Russia’s violations of Ukraine’s territorial independence. Fortunately for U.S. astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson, both currently orbiting on the International Space Station, the two agencies will still cooperate to transport supplies and personnel to and from the ISS.
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As far as space agencies go, NASA is hands down the most popular in the world. The U.S. space agency has been at the forefront of space exploration for decades, recent achievements include putting a rover on Mars. The DPRK a.k.a North Korea seems to have taken some inspiration from NASA. It has announced the launch of its own space agency called the National Aerospace Development Administration. NADA is the acronym, which is Spanish for “nothing.” More surprising is the stark resemblance between NASA and NADA’s logos.
North Korea’s Space Agency Is Called NADA original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Anyone dreaming of casting off the shackles of Earth
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Remember learning about America’s "amber waves of grain?" Well, it turns out that the United States’ bread basket—a.k.a., the Corn Belt—is even more productive than previously thought. In fact, during its growing season, it’s the most productive land on Earth, according to new NASA data.
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