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Where Can I Take Off My Space Helmet?

29 Sep , 2016 by Video

When it comes to space helmets, there’s one rule: you keep your helmet on. But there might be a couple of places in the Solar System where you can take your helmet off, just for a few moments, and not die instantly.

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Full length negatives of the shroud of Turin. Radiocarbon dating allowed for its true age to be determined. Credit: Wikipedia Commons

What is Carbon Dating?

28 Sep , 2016 by

Radiocarbon dating (aka. carbon dating) measures the half-life of carbon-14, which occurs naturally in our atmosphere, to determine the age of organic matter.
Elon Musk on stage at his September 27th presentation at the IAC. Image: SpaceX

The Questions After Musk’s Mars Speech Were Bizarre & Cringeworthy

28 Sep , 2016 by

Some of the questions Elon Musk fielded at his recent presentation were truly embarrassing. But he handled it well.
Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin discusses the human ‘Journey to Mars with Universe Today at newly opened ‘Destination Mars’ holographic experience during media preview at the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Florida on Sept. 18, 2016. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com

Apollo 11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Talks to Universe Today about ‘Destination Mars’

28 Sep , 2016 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL – Sending humans on a ‘Journey to Mars’ and developing strategies and hardware to accomplish the daunting task of getting ‘Humans to Mars’ is NASA’s agency wide goal and the goal of many space enthusiasts – including Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin.
KSP Interplanetary Transport Ship

Watch Scott Manley Build and Fly the Interplanetary Transport Ship in Kerbal

28 Sep , 2016 by Video

Elon Musk announced the new Interplanetary Transport Ship on Monday. That night, Scott Manley recreated the spacecraft and booster in Kerbal Space Program.
SpaceX's newly revealed Interplanetary Transit System will make travel to Mars, and other destinations in our Solar System, possible. Image: SpaceX

Ready Or Not, Musk Is Dragging Us Into Interplanetary Species Status

27 Sep , 2016 by

Today, Elon Musk elaborated on his plans to make humanity a planet-faring species. We’ve known for a long time that Mars is SpaceX’s destination, but the fine details haven’t been revealed. In today’s talk at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Musk revealed a game-changer for travel to Mars, and beyond. If anyone has ever guessed […]
Curiosity's view of Mount Sharp, taken with the MastCam on Sept. 9th, 2015. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Just Licked A Mountain

27 Sep , 2016 by

Since it first landed on the surface of Mars on August 6th, 2012, the science team behind the Curiosity rover has conducted some crucial experiments. In the course of collecting rock samples, testing the air, and searching for organic molecules, the rover has revealed some very impressive things about Mars’ past. After months of exploring […]
New research suggests that NASA is still contracting and shrinking. Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/Carnegie Institution of Washington/USGS/Arizona State University

Mercury Is Tectonically Active & Shrinking

27 Sep , 2016 by

Images taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft have shown features on Mercury’s surface that indicate that the planet is still tectonically active

What is Absolute Zero?

27 Sep , 2016 by Video

Absolute Zero is the coldest possible temperature, the point at which you can no longer extract any energy from a system. How close have we gotten to this lowest of lows?

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09 March 2016 - Total Solar Eclipse from Palu, Indonesia. Credit and copyright: Justin Ng.

What is a Total Eclipse?

27 Sep , 2016 by

A total eclipses is an amazing sight, occurring whenever the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth (or the Earth between the Sun and Moon) and totally obscures the incoming light.
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