Volcano eruptions are not very fun for the people who live nearby — having to evacuate, property damage (destruction), death in some cases, etc. However, volcano eruptions from space look, to put it simply, awesome. The foll...
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 tow...
What happens when you combine a filter that only captures a very narrow wavelength of light (H-alpha, emitted by hydrogen) with a 90mm telescope and point it at the Sun? You get an awesome, unique photo of said Sun. That is exactl...
Scientists from the University of Surrey in the UK are getting ready to launch their latest satellite, on February 25th. It’s called the STRaND-1, and it has a very interesting characteristic. It’s powered by a smartph...
We have already seen how it is like to drive on the Moon. Now let’s find out how astronauts wash their hands in space. (At this rate we will be experts on space travel in no time.) Check it out: …Canadians have astrona...
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 y...
What did you do this weekend? Whatever it is, I bet it isn’t as amazing as what Felix Baumgartner did — jump from the edge of space. Baumgartner, a 44 Austrian skydiver, took an air balloon up 128,100 feet (24 miles, 3...
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 astrona...
We have already seen a time-lapse video of the space, as seen from the International Space Station. Today I have another space video to show you, although of a different kind. The following video is of the view astronauts have of ...
What where you doing at the age of 19? Smoking pot? Snorting weed? Dancing to Metallica? While I don’t know what you were doing at that age, I do know what you weren’t doing — snapping awesome photos of our plane...
Ever wonder what it is like in the International Space Station? Ever wanted to enjoy the galactic view? Now you can thanks to a photographer by the name of Knate Myers. You see the astronauts on the ISS (International Space Statio...
Ever think what would happen if Tribes, Gears of War, and Dynasty Warrior were combined into one game? You now have your answer. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a visceral hack and slasher that attracted many to Dynasty Warriors...
