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[The text below is a modified transcript of this video.] 5) Inflatable Space Station We're this close to having a bouncy castle in space.
[The text below is a modified transcript of this video.] 5) Couch Potatoes on MarsWhen you're sending a manned mission to Mars, you need to plan for every aspect of the trip; including how to get a good night's rest...
[The text below is a modified transcript of this video.] 2012 is almost over and it’s time take a look back at the top space stories of the past year.
[ The text below is a modified transcript of this video. ]Story 5For all those who have been dreaming of venturing into space, now is the time!
Story 5In 2005, the dwarf planet Makemake passed between the Earth and a very bright star, casting a shadow known as an occultation.
Story 5Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson helped DC comics locate Superman's fictional home planet Krypton in the non-fictional universe.
Story 5Hurricane Sandy hit New York City and surrounding areas hard this week, flooding streets and damaging homes.
Story 5Astronomers have discovered an Earth-mass planet circling Alpha Centauri B, a star only four light-years from our own solar system.Links:The Exoplanet Next-Door: Astronomers Discover World in Nearest Star SystemStory 4The retired Space Shuttle Endeavour cruised the streets of Los Angeles on the way to its new home at the California Science Center...
Story 5A team of Harvard-based astronomers have discovered two black holes cohabiting Messier 22, a globular cluster of stars.Links:Cluster Coexistence: Neighboring Black Holes Defy Predictions of Violent Interactions Story 4A far-out scheme to mitigate global warming calls for tethering space dust to a near-earth asteroid...
Story 5The winners of YouTube's SpaceLab competition learned the results of their experiments in the first-ever livestream from the International Space Station.Links:YouTube Space Lab: From 250 Miles Above the EarthStory 4Scientists have discovered a giant magnetic star with a mass 20,000 times that of the sun.Links: Giant Super-Magnetic Star Has Scientists BuzzingStory 3On the evening of September 10th, amateur astronomers witnessed a giant explosion on Jupiter's surface.Links: Explosive Impact at Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers Story 21600 ping-pong balls will be launched into the upper atmosphere by JP Aerospace, a do-it yourself, crowd-funded space program.Links: Ping-Pong Ball "Satellites" Have Balloon Ride to Edge of Space Story 1 Scientific American posed 14 questions about science and technology to U.S...
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