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Science Buzz Well there's the problem. They went bankrupt trying to defend stealing their catchphrase from “The Hobbit”. Like these sweet future past prints by Andy Rohr? You can buy them here.
A new image to add to the family photo album! The MESSENGER spacecraft is working its way to enter orbit around Mercury in March of 2011, and while wending its way, took this image of the Earth and Moon, visible in the lower left.
Carl Sagan: It will not be we who reach Alpha Centauri, and the other nearby stars. It will be a species very like us - but with more of our strengths and fewer of our weaknesses. [Breathtaking video]
Japanese scientists are celebrating the successful deployment of their solar sail, Ikaros. Ikaros will demonstrate the principle of using sunlight as a simple and efficient means of propulsion.
A group of Cambridge University students sent four teddy bears into suborbital space last week. The “intrepid space teddies” made it back to Earth intact, but frozen solid. Most adorable astronauts ever!
A NASA astronaut demonstrates how to enjoy your morning beverage in zero-gravity. Add one block space ice cream for a refreshing Space Affogato!
Science Buzz NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander has finished its mission and powered down, and science fans will mourn its passing. As fall turns to winter on the Martian surface, the Lander will be buried in carbon dioxide ice as temperatures plummet. Its batteries are dead and the robot, which discovered the first proof of ice on Mars, has stopped transmitting. Farewell, sweet prince.
Science Buzz A unique perspective of a Space Shuttle liftoff. The guy with the camera sounds stoned, but you can pretty easily share the excitement.
The new generation of lunar truck. A NASA engineer testing the new prototype moon truck at the Johnson space center. It’s got six sets of wheels that can move in any direction. More importantly, it’s got a bad-ass paint job.
Science Buzz Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, books a flight on a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. With a $5 million dollar deposit, or investment, Sergey reserved a seat on a future ride. Sergey considered purchasing the worlds largest diamond, or possibly Australia, but finally settled on the space ride. He was quoted as saying, “I was just burning my money in huge piles, but then poor people could see that from a ways off, and it became uncomfortable.”
Food Buzz Japanese beermaker, Sapporo will be marketing their first “space beer” in November using barley from the International Space Station. They’re only making 100 bottles, which means all of us regular people unwilling to shell out more than $3 for a beer will have to stick to astronaut ice cream to get a taste of space.
After receiving some breaking “information,” very funny twitter-man…
