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Top 16 Pictures from Space in 2011

Sixteen must-see space snaps. One of the perks of being an astronaut? When you're travelling above the Earth's atmosphere you can see 18 more

Gorgeous NASA ISS flyover video set to music.

Michael König cleaned up and assembled the recently released ISS flyover video images, setting the result to music. The result is more

If pros and cons are opposite, progress is opposite of congress.

"Apollo in 1969. Shuttle in 1981. Nothing in 2011. Our space program would look awesome to anyone living backwards thru time."
— Neil more

San Francisco from Space

This colorful Photo of the San Francisco Area was taken by International Space Station Expedition 30 Crew Member Andre Kuipers. more

APOD: 2011 December 26 - A Raging Storm System on Saturn

It is one of the largest and longest lived storms ever recorded in our Solar System. First seen late last year, the above cloud formation in more

Amazing NASA / JPL Rendering of How Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars

This is an incredible animation movie. The accuracy of the landing on Mars is analogous to hitting a golf ball from Los Angeles to Scotland more

The Sweet Escape -This is a Composite of 2 Pix, But Still Awesome

Even though this is not real, it's still awesome to behold. Something like this might have taken place, there was just no camera there to more

A Rare Spectacle: The Annular Eclipse of 2012 via #Weather.com

As is generally the case, there's a great response to #nature's beautiful annular eclipse. Personally, I really like NASA's leading eclipse more

NASA Time-lapse Video From Space

See the earth's amazing lightshow as you orbit onboard the International Space Station.

APOD: Around the World in 90 Minutes

What is it like to circle the Earth? Every 90 minutes, astronauts aboard the International Space Station experience just that. Recently, more

Hard to Believe this is actually a REAL picture of Saturns Rings

This is from NASA. And those are actually Saturn's rings and moons. This is NOT a computer rendering, it's the real thing ,and it's more

Humans vs. Robots: Who Should Dominate Space Exploration?

via #Wired.com:
"Humans hold a number of advantages over robots. They can make quick decisions in response to changing conditions or new more

Solar Storm

If you expand the picture, those little specs you see on this picture of the sun taken in Paris is an errupting active region, and it has more

very cool find on jupiters moon!

Supermoon

The May 5 Supermoon as seen from the International Space Station. The second Image was taken when the Moon was just 'sinking into the more

Happy Birthday Buzz Aldrin!

The astronaut's Secret Language Name is The Satisfied Freewheeler. Now, if you were the second person to set foot on the moon, wouldn't YOU more

The Parts of the World without Facebook

Here is a NASA map showing the parts of the world that DON'T have Facebook. It's a very interesting view that doesn't follow normal more

NASA's High-Res 'Blue Marble' Image is Sharpest Ever

you guys know how much of an HD snob i am, so, here you go, the most high-resolution version picture of earth taken, well, ever! :) you're more

Quietest place on Earth mutes all sounds, messes with your head |

Fascinating

Comet Lovejoy over Paranal: APOD December 28th 2011

Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) survived its close encounter with the Sun earlier this month, taking its place among wonders of the southern skies more