NASA opens ISS for commercial opportunities as it moves towards privatization
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces it is opening the International Space Station (ISS) for commercial business so that US...
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In space everyone can hear you flush the toilet
How do you flush a toilet in space? From the sounds of it, very carefully. Commander Chris Hadfield reveals more of life on the International Space Station
Google updates its Crisis Response Map to show the spread of NSW bush fires
Google has updated its crisis response map to show the latest data about the bush fires spreading through New South Wales in Australia.
NASA site helps answer the question, when will the ISS be overhead, with email/sms alerts
A new NASA website will help star gazers and space photographers find out when the International Space Station will be overhead by issuing sms and email alerts.
That’s not a UFO! It’s just a Japanese satellite flashing a Morse code message from space
Earth is about to receive its first visible communication from space - after the Japanese launched their Niwaka satellite which will flash Morse code messages back to Earth next month.
The Avengers goes out of this world, to the ISS
NASA is to stream an exclusive screening of Marvel's The Avengers to the crew of the The International Space Station.
How NASA and the ISS captured a (SpaceX) Dragon
For the first time in the Space Program's history a private spacecraft, SpaceX's Dragon, has docked with the International Space Station (ISS). These videos show how it happened.
Stunning NASA HD video of a Space Shuttle launch from multiple on-board cameras
Watch NASA's stunning HD video showing what it was like to launch into space on-board the Space Shuttle.
With a friendly handshake NASA makes first contact with its space robot
NASA's Robonaut and International Space Station Commander, Daniel Burbank, shake hands - the first between a robot and human in space
Five of the best time-lapse videos of all time
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We've curated this list of the five best time-lapse videos published in recent years, including one featuring the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and multiple scenes captured on-board the International Space Station. Enjoy!
NASA releases UARS re-entry location, believes debris landed in Pacific
NASA and the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center (USSTRATCOM) have revealed the location where large parts of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) crashed landed in Canada.
What you should know if UARS has crashed in your back yard
"NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m....
Timelapse Video: What does the Earth look like from the International Space Station?
Taking just over a minute to travel from North America to Antarctica this amazing time-lapse video gives a rare view of what astronauts on the International Space Station see of Earth.
NASA launches Android app, gets good reviews but criticized for being slow
NASA has released an official free app for Google Android devices. The app has been generally well received by Android users although many, including ourselves, have been complaining that the app is slow and buggy on some Android devices
International Space Station to broadcast live HD video stream of Earth early next year
Canadian company UrtheCast will begin streaming live HD imagery of earth from the International Space Station (ISS) in Spring 2012. Two cameras will be mounted to the outside of the ISS where the video will be down-linked and broadcast on the Internet for the world to see.
How to destroy a spaceship: The ESA live tweets the destruction of its Kepler craft
The European Space Agency live tweeted a dramatic space craft re-entry sequence which saw its ATV-2 Space Freighter, Johannes Kepler, plunge in to the Pacific Ocean.
Astronauts onboard International Space Station capture image of Ireland and UK at night
Although this image has been published for a few months now, it's definitely worth sharing. Astronauts onboard the International Space Station captured this beatiful image of Ireland and the UK illuminated by city lights on Christmas Eve, 2010.
YouTube film of Yury Gagarin recreates 50 years of man in space
YouTube is celebrating 50 years of manned space flight by premiering a feature length film which recreates Yury Gagarin’s first orbit in outer space. The film combines original audio and video recordings of the flight with HD footage taken from the International Space Station. A new score was written epsessially for the piece by composer Philip Sheppard.
ESA astronaut photographs the International Space Station in 3D
A European Space Agency astronaut, Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli @astro_paolo, has been on tour in the International Space Station since January and during that time then he has taken some amazing 3D photos of the ISS and her crew.
Image of the International Space Station as it orbits sky over Ireland
With clear skies forecast for this week across much of Ireland an excellent opportunity presents itself for amateur astronomers to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station as it orbits earth and passes over Ireland. One such sighting opportunity occurred at 19:53 this evening, and although slightly unprepared, I managed to capture this light trail as the space station hurtled past.
