Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes Historic Final Landing, Ending 30-Year Era (VIDEO)

Other than transporti­ng and then repairing the Hubble telescope, I never really like the Shuttle program. When Kennedy dreamed of space .. we went to the moon, when Reagan dreamed we orbited a flying bus around earth a few times. And that was the problem, after Reagan, the space program was designed to make money. Now every post I see concerning space travel or astronomy has some guy asking how we make a buck from it.

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Asteroid Vesta Photographed By NASA's Orbiting Dawn Craft

Soon there will be all kinds of theories crawling out from the underbelly of the internet, saying this is really a giant spaceship. There will be colored lines showing the outline of ports and buildings. They will say that it's unnatural for there to be 90 degree angles in nature. And of course, this will all be some giant government cover-up. This thing will be the next "Face on Mars"
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Comet Hits Sun: NASA Captures Stunning Event (VIDEO)

Now this is one of the best videos I've seen in a while. Of course I was hoping for an impact explosion like you see in Star Trek .. you known .. a blinding flash of light followed quickly by a ring of exploding stars and a concussion wave .. too bad real science can't be as much fun .. or maybe it is.
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Solar System in Action

I just found the coolest animation of our solar system and it's interactive. It was produced by Dynamic Diagrams. I captured some of the animation for your viewing pleasure .. but heck, just check it out for yourself.



Click here ---> Dynamic Diagrams Solar System

Exploding Stars n' Stuff

Just read a fascinating article in Scienceblogs by Ethan Siegel about a start that apparently explodes faster than light. Don't worry, this isn't some conspiracy theory, Dr. Siegel explains the optical illusion.

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