Tag: space

September 17, 2015 at 10:21 am

A Hiker Found a 2-Year-Old GoPro that was Launched Into Space and the Footage is Awesome

A Hiker Found a 2-Year-Old GoPro that was Launched Into Space and the Footage is Awesome

In 2013, Stanford students launched a weather balloon into space. Two years later, a hiker found the lost payload and returned the footage.

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September 17, 2015 at 8:25 am

A Group of Friends Build the Solar System to Scale in the Middle of the Desert

A Group of Friends Build the Solar System to Scale in the Middle of the Desert

On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe.

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July 31, 2015 at 4:30 pm

Picture of the Day: Pluto Says Farewell To New Horizons

Picture of the Day: Pluto Says Farewell To New Horizons

Pluto sends a breathtaking farewell to New Horizons. Backlit by the sun, Pluto’s atmosphere rings its silhouette like a luminous halo.

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July 29, 2015 at 5:36 pm

Picture of the Day: Barcelona from Space

Picture of the Day: Barcelona from Space

Astronaut Scott Kelly shows us what the beautiful city of Barcelona looks like from the International Space Station.

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July 15, 2015 at 11:06 am

The Clearest Photo of Pluto Yet

The Clearest Photo of Pluto Yet

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has travelled nearly 3 billion miles in 9.5 years, and is our first ever mission to Pluto and beyond.

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June 25, 2015 at 9:48 am

Making Space Tortillas With Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

Making Space Tortillas With Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shows us how she ‘cooks’ one of her bonus food recipes in microgravity: a quinoa salad with dried tomatoes, mackerel and leek cream, all wrapped in a warm tortilla.

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June 21, 2015 at 3:29 pm

A Symphony of Light Timelapse from the International Space Station

A Symphony of Light Timelapse from the International Space Station

Breathtaking 4K compilation of timelapses from the International Space Station set to the beautiful music of Ludovico Einaudi. Editing by Dmitry Pisanko.

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April 22, 2015 at 1:23 pm

NASA Celebrates Earth Day with 26 Jaw-Dropping Images of Our Planet

NASA Celebrates Earth Day with 26 Jaw-Dropping Images of Our Planet

In celebration of Earth Day, NASA released a breathtaking gallery of some of the most incredible images of our planet ever taken. The images were captured from a variety of sources including satellites, research modules and astronauts onboard the International Space Station. Below you will find highlights from the jaw-dropping 76-image gallery. To see…

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April 13, 2015 at 5:21 pm

Astronaut Takes a GoPro for a Spacewalk

Astronaut Takes a GoPro for a Spacewalk

This HD footage was taken by U.S. astronaut Terry Virts during two spacewalks (EVAs) on the International Space Station on February 25, 2015 and March 1, 2015. On EVA #30 (seen above), Virts and fellow astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore routed a series of cables in preparation for the arrival of two International Docking Adapters…

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April 10, 2015 at 4:07 pm

SpaceX Rocket Launches in 4K Ultra HD

SpaceX Rocket Launches in 4K Ultra HD

Check out this compilation of SpaceX rocket launches in glorious 4K. If your connection is slow, toggle to 1080 HD for smoother playback.

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