Check out this cool video comparing the size of some of the largest known stars and planets in the universe. continue reading...

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The Geminids meteor shower takes place tonight (Tuesday, December 13th) and tomorrow night (Wednesday, December 14th). continue reading...

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Today, July 29th, is the 58th anniversary of NASA’s creation. continue reading...

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Happy World UFO Day! continue reading...

This is an event that only occurs every few hundred years.

Last night was the darkest night in hundreds of years. I knew about it, but I couldn’t stay awake to watch the event unfold, so like every other event I catch it in re-runs…and you ca too! continue reading...

Well not exactly… continue reading...

Space probe’s see the darndest things… continue reading...

Ok, so I lied… they only fired a couple of small rockets into the Moon to see if has ice beneath the surface. There is actually video content of the procedure happening live, but unfortunately its not as awesome as you might think.  In any case, its nice to see NASA doing some “cool shit”.  Read more from the AP and check out the video below:

NASA smacked two spacecraft into the lunar south pole Friday morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 a.m., followed four minutes later by a probe with cameras taking pictures of the first crash. continue reading...