BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "NASA" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:29:31 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Alien Technology Photographed On Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/alien-technology-photographed-on-mars This is it! The proof we've been waiting for that non-indigenous life forms have visited Mars.

See that tiny speck in the lower left corner?

See that tiny speck in the lower left corner?

That's the Spirit Rover's landing pad.

Source: news.discovery.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/alien-technology-photographed-on-mars Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:08 -0500 <b>This is it!</b> The proof we&#39;ve been waiting for that non-indigenous life forms have visited Mars. donnad nonadult Knitting Needles Are Awesome In Space http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/knitting-needles-are-awesome-in-space-52hj And strangely hypnotic.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/knitting-needles-are-awesome-in-space-52hj Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:07 -0500 <b>And strangely hypnotic.</b> aggregate nonadult nonadult NASA Engineer Reveals Secret Of Space Cats http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/nasa-engineer-reveals-secret-of-space-cats-52hj We’ve known NASA has been lying to us for decades. We just didn’t know the extent of their deception until now.

Source: gizmodo.com  /  via: theaggregate.net

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/nasa-engineer-reveals-secret-of-space-cats-52hj Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:02:08 -0500 <b>We've known NASA has been lying to us for decades.</b> We just didn't know the extent of their deception until now. aggregate nonadult NASA&rsquo;s Incredible New High Resolution Photograph Of Earth http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/nasas-incredible-new-high-resolution-photog-281t NASA’s just published its “most amazing highest resolution image of Earth ever” in a photograph called “Blue Marble.” Check out the 8000x8000-pixel image here if the one below isn’t large enough for you.

Via: thisiscolossal.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/nasas-incredible-new-high-resolution-photog-281t Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:02:08 -0500 <b>NASA's just published its “most amazing highest resolution image of Earth ever" in a photograph called "Blue Marble."</b> Check out the 8000x8000-pixel image <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6760135001/sizes/o/">here</a> if the one below isn't large enough for you. burnred nonadult Doomsday Speeches For National Events Uncovered http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/01/doomsday-speeches-if-d-day-and-the-moon-landing-had-failed/251953/

What would the president have said if the astronauts had become stranded on the moon? These speeches aren’t alternate history; they are actual documents that were luckily never needed.

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]]> http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/01/doomsday-speeches-if-d-day-and-the-moon-landing-had-failed/251953/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:17:08 -0500 <b>What would the president have said if the astronauts had become stranded on the moon?</b> These speeches aren't alternate history; they are actual documents that were luckily never needed. theatlantic.com nonadult Amazing New Photos From NASA http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/beautiful-new-photos-from-nasa Cosmic portraits of awe and wonderment to make you feel either existentially insignificant or sublimely at one with the universe. Or you'll just go, “Whoa.”

This composite image of the Milky Way galaxy is a mosaic of infrared images from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The constellations Cassiopeia and Cepheus are both visible in this 1,000-square degree image, as are dozens of dense clouds, called nebulae, where new stars are forming.

(Reuters / NASA/ HANDOUT)

Detail from number one.

(Reuters / NASA/ HANDOUT)

Detail from number one.

(Reuters / NASA/ HANDOUT)

Detail from number one.

(Reuters / NASA/ HANDOUT)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/beautiful-new-photos-from-nasa Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:46:46 -0500 <b>Cosmic portraits of awe and wonderment to make you feel either existentially insignificant or sublimely at one with the universe.</b> Or you&#39;ll just go, "Whoa." gavon nonadult NASA Creates A Miniature Version Of Venus http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/01/09/nasa-venus-test-chamber

Men are from Mars, women are from…California? It’s been nearly 30 years since a country sent a lander on a mission to Venus but scientists at NASA are hoping to change that.

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]]> http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/01/09/nasa-venus-test-chamber Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:17:08 -0500 <b>Men are from Mars, women are from...California?</b> It's been nearly 30 years since a country sent a lander on a mission to Venus but scientists at NASA are hoping to change that. tecca.com nonadult What Does Lava Looks Like From Space? http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/01/05/nasa-lava-nyamuragira-pictures

Auroras and city lights aren't the only things on Earth visible from space. The images below show the Nyamuragira Volcano and its surrounding areas during a recent eruption.

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]]> http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/01/05/nasa-lava-nyamuragira-pictures Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:17:07 -0500 <b>Auroras and city lights aren&#39;t the only things on Earth visible from space.</b> The images below show the Nyamuragira Volcano and its surrounding areas during a recent eruption. tecca.com nonadult Stunning Photo Of A Comet Photographed By An Astronaut http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/stunning-photo-of-a-comet-photographed-by-an-astro Daniel Burbank is the commander of the International Space Station, so he's seen some awe-inspiring things in space. But nothing, he said, was as amazing as this.

(AP / Dan Burbank / NASA)

Hear the astronaut talk about it.

Source: youtube.com

Via: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/stunning-photo-of-a-comet-photographed-by-an-astro Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:02:09 -0500 <b>Daniel Burbank is the commander of the International Space Station, so he&#39;s seen some awe-inspiring things in space.</b> But nothing, he said, was as amazing as this. jpmoore nonadult nonadult nonadult NASA's Comet-Snagging Space Harpoon http://theweek.com/article/index/222496/nasarsquos-comet-snagging-space-harpoonnbsp

Call me Ishmael. The icy minerals found on comets could potentially help scientists unlock the secrets of the universe if they could only land the big one.

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]]> http://theweek.com/article/index/222496/nasarsquos-comet-snagging-space-harpoonnbsp Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:17:08 -0500 <b>Call me Ishmael.</b> The icy minerals found on comets could potentially help scientists unlock the secrets of the universe if they could only land the big one.</b></b> theweek.com nonadult The Math That Saved Apollo 13 Just Sold For $388,375 http://www.buzzfeed.com/ebaumsworld/the-math-that-saved-apollo-13-just-sold-for-3883-4etf The Lunar Module Systems Activation Checklist Book from the Apollo 13 mission was sold at auction last night. Anyone else think the winning bidder got a good deal?

The handwritten numbers are part of the calculations made by Apollo 13 Commander James Lovell, just two hours after a service module's oxygen tank explosion left them marooned in space. The calculations were crucial to put the ship on course to return it to earth. Read the full story here.

Via: themysteryworld.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ebaumsworld/the-math-that-saved-apollo-13-just-sold-for-3883-4etf Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:02:08 -0500 <b>The Lunar Module Systems Activation Checklist Book from the Apollo 13 mission was sold at auction last night.</b> Anyone else think the winning bidder got a good deal? ebaumsworld nonadult 5 &ldquo;Facts&rdquo; About Mars According To Movies http://coedmagazine.com/2011/11/28/red-planet-day-mars-movies-rover-curiousity/

Pffft, whatever science. When NASA tells us there’s nothing on Mars we scoff because, thanks to “Total Recall”, we know there’s not only life, but three-breasted life.

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]]> http://coedmagazine.com/2011/11/28/red-planet-day-mars-movies-rover-curiousity/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:17:09 -0500 <b>Pffft, whatever science.</b> When NASA tells us there&rsquo;s nothing on Mars we scoff because, thanks to "Total Recall", we know there&rsquo;s not only life, but three-breasted life. coedmagazine nonadult The Curiosity Rover's Long Cruise To Mars http://theweek.com/article/index/221865/the-curiosity-rovers-long-cruise-to-mars-by-the-numbers

Go forth, young robot, and learn. Let’s break down the rover’s ambitious and costly trek to Mars in an attempt to find microbial life by the numbers.

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]]> http://theweek.com/article/index/221865/the-curiosity-rovers-long-cruise-to-mars-by-the-numbers Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:17:10 -0500 <b>Go forth, young robot, and learn.</b> Let's break down the rover's ambitious and costly trek to Mars in an attempt to find microbial life by the numbers. theweek.com nonadult The Sun Like You&#39;ve Never Seen It Before http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/the-sun-like-youve-never-seen-it-before No longer shall we be fettered by the limited human vision spectrum! Using their new Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA is now uploading daily photos of the sun in wide range of ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths.

Source: sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov  /  via: news.discovery.com

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/the-sun-like-youve-never-seen-it-before Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:17:10 -0400 <b>No longer shall we be fettered by the limited human vision spectrum!</b> Using their new Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA is now uploading daily photos of the sun in wide range of ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. donnad nonadult Hurricane Irene From Space http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/hurricane-irene-from-space

Irene looks so enormous and scary when viewed from 230 miles above the Earth.

Source: nasa.gov  /  via: theatlantic.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/hurricane-irene-from-space Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:47:22 -0400 <b>Irene looks so enormous and scary when viewed from 230 miles above the Earth.</b> provincialelitist nonadult Robot Astronaut Awakens On Space Station http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/robot-astronaut-awakens-on-space-station Miraculously does not immediately kill entire crew. Science, we need to have a serious discussion about how everything you're doing is trying to kill us.

In this March 15, 2011 file photo provided by NASA, astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander, right, poses with Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. NASA ground controllers on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 turned on the robot for the first time since it was delivered to the International Space Station in February.

(AP / NASA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) NASA's humanoid robot has finally awakened in space.

Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time since it was delivered to the International Space Station in February. The test involved sending power to all of Robonaut's systems. The robot was not commanded to move; that will happen next week. When it will promptly reboot to wipe the First Law safety protocol and murder all meatbags on board.

The four visible light cameras that serve as Robonaut's eyes turned on in the gold-colored head, as did the infrared camera, located in the robot's mouth and needed for hunting down elusive meatbags hiding in storage rooms that have dangling chains for no apparent reason depth perception.

"Sure wish I could move my head and look around," Robonaut said threateningly in [a] tweet.

The robot's handlers at Mission Control in Houston cheered as everything came alive. The main computers buried inside Robonaut's adamantium plated stomach kicked on, as did the more than 30 processors embedded in the arms for controlling the joints.

"Robonaut behaved himself, please help me" said deputy project manager Nicolaus Radford. "Oh, Robonaut definitely got an 'A.' He won't be held back a grade, if that's what you want to know. seriously send help"

For now, Robonaut exists from the waist up for that added disturbing ambiance. It measures 3 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 330 pounds. Each arm is 2 feet 8 inches long. A pair of legs currently are being designed and should be launched in 2013 to assist with expediting the robot takeover.

— Note: All Italic strikethroughs were added for humor and ARE NOT part of the AP article.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/robot-astronaut-awakens-on-space-station Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:21:46 -0400 <b>Miraculously does not immediately kill entire crew.</b> Science, we need to have a serious discussion about how everything you&#39;re doing is trying to kill us. donnad nonadult In this March 15, 2011 file photo provided by NASA, astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander, right, poses with Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. NASA ground controllers on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 turned on the robot for the first time since it was delivered to the International Space Station in February. nonadult CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) NASA&#39;s humanoid robot has finally awakened in space. Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time since it was delivered to the International Space Station in February. The test involved sending power to all of Robonaut&#39;s systems. The robot was not commanded to move; that will happen next week. <strike><i>When it will promptly reboot to wipe the First Law safety protocol and murder all meatbags on board.</i></strike> The four visible light cameras that serve as Robonaut&#39;s eyes turned on in the gold-colored head, as did the infrared camera, located in the robot&#39;s mouth and needed for <strike><i>hunting down elusive meatbags hiding in storage rooms that have dangling chains for no apparent reason</i></strike> depth perception. "Sure wish I could move my head and look around," Robonaut said <strike><i>threateningly</i></strike> in [a] tweet. The robot&#39;s handlers at Mission Control in Houston cheered as everything came alive. The main computers buried inside Robonaut&#39;s <strike><i>adamantium plated</i></strike> stomach kicked on, as did the more than 30 processors embedded in the arms for controlling the joints. "Robonaut behaved himself, <strike><i>please help me</i></strike>" said deputy project manager Nicolaus Radford. "Oh, Robonaut definitely got an &#39;A.&#39; He won&#39;t be held back a grade, if that&#39;s what you want to know. <strike><i>seriously send help</i></strike>" For now, Robonaut exists from the waist up <strike><i>for that added disturbing ambiance</i></strike>. It measures 3 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 330 pounds. Each arm is 2 feet 8 inches long. A pair of legs currently are being designed and should be launched in 2013 <strike><i>to assist with expediting the robot takeover.</i></strike> nonadult How Hubble Space Telescope Images Are Made http://www.buzzfeed.com/somenorcalguy/how-hubble-space-telescope-images-are-made-e6x Apparently Hubble's camera isn't a point and shoot. Each image is composed of several photos which are compiled and modified with image editing software. This video shows how it's done. I don't know about you but knowing how heavily Photoshopped each image is kind of loses a bit of the magic for me.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/somenorcalguy/how-hubble-space-telescope-images-are-made-e6x Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:02:14 -0400 <b>Apparently Hubble&#39;s camera isn&#39;t a point and shoot.</b> Each image is composed of several photos which are compiled and modified with image editing software. This video shows how it&#39;s done. I don&#39;t know about you but knowing how heavily Photoshopped each image is kind of loses a bit of the magic for me. somenorcalguy nonadult Legos In Space http://www.buzzfeed.com/somenorcalguy/legos-in-spaaaaaace-e6x When NASA's Juno probe leaves Earth this Friday for Jupiter, there will be three very special aluminum friends hopping a ride. This just in: NASA is sending a probe to Jupiter this Friday. Which proves that just because the shuttle is grounded for a few years, it's no reason to stop exploring our cosmic neighborhood. (Via space.com & GeekDad )

  1. The three LEGO figurines represent the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno, and everyone&#39;s favor...

    The three LEGO figurines represent the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno, and everyone's favorite heliocentric scientist, Galileo, who discovered Jupiter's four largest moons. Each piece is the same size as a regular plastic LEGO figurine but they're milled from special space-grade aluminum (that exists) at a cost to LEGO of $5,000 each. They will all be riding to Jupiter attached safely to the spacecraft underneath a thermal blanket.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/somenorcalguy/legos-in-spaaaaaace-e6x Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:32:13 -0400 <b>When NASA&#39;s <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html">Juno</a> probe leaves Earth this Friday for Jupiter, there will be three very special aluminum friends hopping a ride.</b> This just in: NASA is sending a probe to Jupiter this Friday. Which proves that just because the shuttle is grounded for a few years, it&#39;s no reason to stop exploring our cosmic neighborhood. (Via <a href="http://www.space.com/12546-lego-figures-jupiter-juno-spacecraft.html">space.com</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/lego-minifigs-soon-headed-for-deep-space/">GeekDad</a>) somenorcalguy nonadult The Final Spacewalk Of NASA's Shuttle-Era http://www.buzzfeed.com/toddvanluling/the-final-spacewalk-of-nasas-shuttle-era

Astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan Jr. will be the last Americans to walk in space for a long time. Envy them.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/toddvanluling/the-final-spacewalk-of-nasas-shuttle-era Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:35:49 -0400 <b> Astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan Jr. will be the last Americans to walk in space for a long time. </b> Envy them. toddvanluling nonadult Astronomers Snap Black Hole Murder http://www.buzzfeed.com/xsmall/astronomers-snap-black-hole-murder-2q5u

Astronomers have just captured an ultra hi-res image of our neighbouring galaxy, Centaurus A: A black hole doing its crazy dirty work on everything in its path. (Via Engadget )

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/xsmall/astronomers-snap-black-hole-murder-2q5u Tue, 24 May 2011 02:02:09 -0400 Astronomers have just captured an ultra hi-res image of our neighbouring galaxy, Centaurus A: A black hole doing its crazy dirty work on everything in its path. (Via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/22/astronomers-snap-black-hole-murder-in-graphic-detail-video/">Engadget</a>) xsmall adult