The Guardians of the Galaxy have teamed up with the International Space Station to offer students the chance to join Team Rocket or Team Groot by proposing an experiment to actually fly into space.
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Astronomy fans: this giveaway is for you!
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Felicette, the cat who went to space, will be honored with a statue in her native France.
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Elon Musk has released video that shows how hard it is to land a rocket, including previously-unreleased footage of some of the failed attempts. Did I mention it has a Monty Python soundtrack?
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Check out the LEGO Creator Space Shuttle Explorer for summer afternoon fun for you and your kids!
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Whether you’re readying for this summer’s total solar eclipse (in North America) or just want to study the sun, this portable Celestron telescope from ThinkGeek is a perfect entry-level solar telescope.
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50 years ago today, NASA lost astronauts for the first time
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In Tuesday’s press conference, Elon Musk outlined his plans for Space X to take us to Mars and beyond in the next 10-15 years.
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The fixed-wing Parrot Disco drone is ready for consumers to purchase and experience first-person views of high-speed, long-duration flight.
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Today’s sponsor is a fun-to-play, educational game that challenges players to build rockets and explore space. The game is an outreach program associated with next month’s OSIRIS-REx mission.
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This week’s poll: space probes!
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I previously mentioned the upcoming Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds exhibit at EMP Museum, but yesterday I actually got to check it out ahead of its opening this weekend, May 21st.
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Why settle for your local gallery when NASA is offering to include your artwork in an exhibition out of this world? NASA is looking for original artwork that captures the essence of exploration. They are going to put it all together and shoot it off to an asteroid. And YOU are invited to add your […]
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I know we’re a self-selected group here in Nerdland, but which of us hasn’t wondered about what it’s like to be in space, live in space, and work in space? Regardless of your generation, there were important, space-related events that happened during your formative years. Sputnik. Yuri Gagarin. Alan Shepherd. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (and don’t forget Michael Collins). Skylab. Sally Ride. Challenger. Mir. Columbia. The International Space Station. SpaceX. Future-oriented people look toward space.
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Remembering the Challenger’s last mission, and what it means to us thirty years later.
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GeekGirlCon just held their fifth annual convention here in Seattle, WA. GeekGirlCon is all about celebrating women and their contributions across the sciences, technology, arts, and gaming.
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GeekDad had a rare opportunity to speak with world-famous astronaut, author, actor, and activist Buzz Aldrin about the recent excitement surrounding Mars, the future of space exploration, and the final days of his “Get Your Ass To Mars” t-shirt campaign.
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Today we talk about the planets in our solar system (and include Pluto), send our friend Gabby well-wishes, and then play with blocks and our imaginations, and finally we briefly talk about one of our favorite Disney films, Robin Hood.
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It’s one of the most familiar scenes from the Star Wars saga. Luke, realizing he is probably doomed to a mundane career of moisture-farming, takes his teen tantrum outside into the twilight, and stares wistfully at the two suns setting over the Tatooine horizon. And yet, just how strange is it to imagine a planet with two suns instead of just one?
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From a crowd-funded moon rocket to an LED mixing stick for perfect cocktails, the new gadget projects on Kickstarter this week are amazing!
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Check out GeekDad’s top 7 technologies that wouldn’t be possible without NASA’s research.
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Watch live: A new NASA New Horizons press conference starts at 2pm ET, and will likely reveal new, and more remarkable, images from the flyby of Pluto.
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NASA released the best image of Pluto we’ve seen so far. We really feel like we know the planet now, because it’s obvious: Pluto is Arrakis (from ‘Dune’).
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Remembering Ed White’s historic spacewalk, 50 years later.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ‘StarTalk’ makes a disappointing debut in late night, but there is enough to bring me back next week.
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History is cool, and your kids’ curiosity about it can lead to some wonderful things.
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Watch the latest launch from SpaceX live online at 1:15pm PDT today!
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The ‘Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction’ exhibit opened last weekend at the EMP Museum here in Seattle. I was lucky enough to attend the press preview, and it certainly does not disappoint.
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Can you use Pi to solve these problems from NASA’s JPL before Pi day this Saturday?
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The Dawn spacecraft entered the orbit of the dwarf planet Ceres, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, at around 10am ET this morning.
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