Nasa articles

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  NASA celebrates Johnson Space Center with 'Gangnam Style' parody

  By Scott Lowe on December 14, 2012 10:24 pm + 59 comments

  When NASA isn't releasing gorgeous satellite photos of Earth or planning new rover missions to Mars, Continue reading…

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  Watch this: the beautiful Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight

  By Kimber Streams on December 13, 2012 12:05 pm + 11 comments

  Beginning around 11PM EST tonight, the yearly Geminid meteor shower is set to pass through the Continue reading…

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  Lapka for iPhone: five sensors to measure the world, inspired by NASA and Yves Saint Laurent

  By Ellis Hamburger on December 11, 2012 09:01 am + 70 comments

  Lapka’s tagline may be the “Personal Environment Monitor,” but its name is rooted in the Continue reading…

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  Hacker group leaks 1.6 million accounts tied to NASA, Federal Reserve, Interpol, and others

  By Chris Welch on December 10, 2012 04:21 pm + 31 comments

  Hacker group GhostShell has reportedly leaked information regarding 1.6 million accounts belonging Continue reading…

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  Apollo 17's 40th anniversary celebrates man's last trip to the moon

  By Chris Welch on December 7, 2012 05:57 pm + 35 comments

  It was 40 years ago today that Apollo 17, the final chapter of NASA's heralded Apollo program, took Continue reading…

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  NASA releases gorgeous pictures of the Earth as seen at night

  By Ben Kersey on December 6, 2012 05:03 am + 62 comments

  We’ve seen some stunning pictures courtesy of NASA before, but the organization has outdone itself Continue reading…

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  Meet Lamar Smith: SOPA author, climate change skeptic, and Congress' next science boss

  By T.C. Sottek on December 5, 2012 01:00 pm + 420 comments

  You're looking at a man who will soon sit in a powerful chair. His name is Representative Lamar Continue reading…

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  NASA announces new rover mission launch in 2020, says new plans take a 'significant step' towards human visitation

  By T.C. Sottek on December 4, 2012 05:04 pm + 76 comments

  NASA has just announced new plans for additional Mars missions, building on its ongoing Curiosity Continue reading…

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  Voyager 1 spacecraft reaches 'magnetic highway' at the outer edge of the solar system

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 3, 2012 05:40 pm + 93 comments

  NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, first launched in 1977 and currently the man-made object furthest from Continue reading…

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  NASA unveils discovery of organic compounds on Mars, still no 'definitive evidence' of life

  By Kimber Streams on December 3, 2012 01:11 pm + 65 comments

  While discussing the results of Curiosity's highly anticipated soil tests at a press conference Continue reading…