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Movie Buzz Space Nazis from the moon. This is exactly the culmination of awesome I was looking for in 2012. “Iron Sky” hits theaters April 4.
Politics Buzz Newt made space “a laughingstock.” “I'm afraid he's poisoned the issue for at least a decade, and really set back the future of human space exploration,” says a Congressional staffer.
Politics Buzz Candidacy is on the ropes, as is his moon state.
Politics Buzz Here’s the bill he introduced providing a path to statehood for a moon base. Is he a visionary? — you betcha.
Politics Buzz Newt Gingrich reveals his weirdest idea ever: a Northwest Ordinance for Space.
Culture Buzz Inspired by a team of MIT researchers, two Toronto high school students took the initiative to attempt to try and capture photos from space. They also added something distinctly Canadian.
Culture Buzz This is what would happen if there were roll-down windows on the Millennium Falcon.
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It’s like the planet is crying out for us to STOP with all the “Put A Ring On It” jokes. Or it just hate physics.
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.
http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/01/05/nasa-lava-nyamuragir...
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.
Science Buzz 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. (via photoblog.msnbc.msn.com)
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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.
In case you weren't on board either of Expeditions 28 or 29 earlier this year, the crew members took beautiful photos of Earth while aboard the International Space Station from August to October. This is midnight eye candy well worth your time.
Culture Buzz These nearly one million tires on 50 acres of land in rural South Carolina might get the property owner arrested. He was apparently hoarding them to sell to China, but the used tire market (sounds legit) collapsed and he got stuck with this sprawling graveyard of rubber and mosquito breeding.
Science Buzz Here are the winning photos for the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s third annual Astronomy Photography competition.
Science Buzz Photo of a man holding a rare meteorite known as the Fukang Pallasite.
When the northern lights went further south due to active space weather, photographer Shane Black couldn’t help but be amazed at this wonder.
“At forward, No. 9, he collects rare birds and has a pet dolphin…
It's a veritable “Breaking Bad” buffet. Okay, technically, these…
Bunny bathtime is the new hot thing. All the bunnies are doing it…
