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![Moon, Venus, clouds, and birds in one photo [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/venus_moon_birds_clouds_photo-290x160.jpg)
The first music video recorded in space is a David Bowie cover [Video]
Chris Hadfield is not only the commander of the International Space Station, he was also the first to record a song in space. Now, he’s become the first to record a music video in space — this guy is a hero.
A cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” is perhaps [...]
Read More »Google Earth’s awesome timelapse lets you see how the world has changed over the last 30 years
Google, with the help of the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA and TIME, have created a timelapse project that they believe is “the most comprehensive picture of our changing planet ever made available to the public.”
To make this all happen, Google began working with the USGS back in 2009. They [...]
Read More »Alleged Chinese spy’s laptop found to contain porn and pirated movies, not classified information from NASA
Bo Jiang used to work for NASA. He was let go by his employer because congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia claimed that he and other Chinese engineers were a security risk. This was a statement in a press release issued by the congressman:
“I am particularly concerned that (the) information
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Researchers discover two potentially habitable planets, thanks to Kepler mission
It’s a pretty well-known fact that water is essential to life on Earth. That being said, researchers believe a habitable area is one that includes water, or can at least preserve bodies of water. A habitable region must also maintain the appropriate properties of water. For example, the water can’t [...]
Read More »![Stunning photo of Aurora Australis on Earth, as seen from space [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/stunning_earth_from_space_aurora-290x160.jpg)
![Is this an alien? No, it’s an animal called ‘tardigrade’… but it sure looks like an alien [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/tardigrade-290x160.jpg)
![Absolutely stunning footage of “fiery looping rain” on our Sun [Video]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/2013-03-04_040739-290x160.png)
Terrific long-exposure photo of Space Shuttle Endeavour launch at night [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![Terrific long-exposure photo of Space Shuttle Endeavour launch at night [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/awesome_launch-290x160.jpg)
As I am sure many dotTechies already know, NASA has terminated its Space Shuttle program in favor of helping fostering the commercial (private) sector fill the gap… and so NASA can save money (which hopefully will be put towards other cutting-edge research).
The following photo is a long-exposure taken of [...]
Read More »Want to know what it is like to drive on the Moon? This real video of Apollo 16 lunar mission shows you [Video]
When you think of something like driving on the Moon, I’m sure the first thing that pops in your mind is: “in movies only”. Wrong! As luck (hard work?) may have it, humans have actually been to the moon (unless you believe in conspiracy theories) and humans have actually driven [...]
Read More »These are stunning images of Earth at night, as seen from space [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![These are stunning images of Earth at night, as seen from space [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/12/earth_at_night_nasa_1-290x160.jpg)
There are many things NASA does. One of the perks of their job is access to stunning photography of space, particularly Earth. And NASA has recently released absolutely stunning photos of Earth at night, as seen from space. You can check out the photos below, followed by a video; enjoy.[...]
Read More »NASA astronaut floats above Earth in a space suit [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![NASA astronaut floats above Earth in a space suit [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/10/astronaut_floating-290x160.jpg)
I’m sure every single one of us has screen a movie, TV show, cartoon, anime, etc. that shows a person or thing floating out in space, dead or alive. Well, guess what? That isn’t only for the movies — real astronauts also have fun floating in space, although in much [...]
Read More »Amazing photo of a goat-shaped aurora borealis over Greenland [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![Amazing photo of a goat-shaped aurora borealis over Greenland [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/10/goat_aurora_borealis-290x160.jpg)
Here on dotTech we have featured a photo of an aurora borealis before, and we aren’t strangers to odd phenomenon in the sky, dragons or otherwise. Despite all the exposure we have to amazing photos, the photo I have to share with you today might shock you.
The following is [...]
Read More »NASA space shuttle flies over Los Angeles at low altitude with two jet escorts [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![NASA space shuttle flies over Los Angeles at low altitude with two jet escorts [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/09/space_shuttle_la-290x160.jpg)
We know nature is beautiful. Seeing as most of us live in a man-dominated world, viewing photos of nature is often an enjoyable task. Sometimes, however, man-made objects are also beautiful (in their own way). While a NASA space shuttle may not be as aesthetically pleasing as, say, an aurora [...]
Read More »See Mars in high-definition courtesy Curiosity
Earlier this month all the hoopla was about Curiosity, a rover NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory sent to Mars. Although it boggles my mind how it did it, the Mars Descent Imager camera (known as MARDI) on Curiosity was able to shoot photos of Mars as Curiosity landed. As is typical [...]
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