While Curiosity's off drilling into the surface of Mars, plenty of other man-made, space-bound machines are surveying the rest of the solar system, and coming with some pretty cool stuff. NASA's MESSENGER, for instance, put together quite the mesmerizing footage of Mercury's spin. Read More >>
NASA scientists are having a lot of fun with Messenger, the spacecraft now orbiting Mercury. Not only they are documenting the planet at a resolution of 200 metres per pixel, but they are spotting all kinds of fun stuff. A few weeks ago it was the Sesame Street's cookie monster. Today it's a smiley crater. Read More >>
The Messenger spacecraft has photographed some neat craters on Mercury's surface and NASA thinks they look like the cookie monster. What kind of magic cookies are you eating, NASA? Hmmm, wait. I think they are right. Read More >>
The image on the left was just captured by NASA's Messenger spacecraft, now orbiting Mercury. The image on the right is a famous rodent. I wonder when Disney's lawyers would sue the solar system for intellectual property theft. From NASA: Read More >>
This is really bad: a man hit with a poisonous umbrella in a street of Hannover, Germany, has died after a long struggle in the hospital. It sounds like a James Bond movie, except that it's real and it sucks. This is what happened: Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"This story doesn't ring true, stabbed in the ass a year ago with mercury, been in a coma for 11 months, and now he is dead the police decide to start ..." More »
NASA's Messenger has found very strong indications of frozen water in Mercury. But how can there be frozen water in a hell like Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, boiling at 752º Fahrenheit (400ºC)? Read More >>
Featured comment by hughes82:
"so does this mean there could be life on these parts where the water is?
usually where there is water there is life of some sort, even if its just ..." More »
Yet another study has found no association between vaccines and autism. Mercury, the main ingredient in vaccines suspected of causing learning disabilities, hasn't been used to preserve the medicines since 2001. And since then, the incidence of autism has still decreased. Read More >>
Featured comment by techwatcher1:
"I have worked with two children both who became ill in identical ways hours after being vaccinated. Both are on the Autistic spectrum now, amongst the..." More »
Featured comment by Dan Mumford:
"The top comment on the youtube vid annoys me...
"Clearly it's cloaked? LOL Considering there is no such actual technology the only thing clear i..." More »
Attenshun space nerds with NASA underpants! NASA is now offering some really awesome ringtones for your iPhone, Android or whatever other phone you have. You must must must get these. MUST. Read More >>
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