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Buying a really good telescope remains a distant possibility. Magnification is a lesser problem; an always polluted sky is the greater one. But thanks to the handshake of the modern web with cutting edge imaging technologies, we have the next best thing – “telescopes in the browser”. Virtual or online telescopes don’t need complicated set-ups. All you need is a browser.
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NASA will be hosting its first live Google+ Hangout on February 22nd, and everyone is invited to watch. The Hangout will go live from the International Space Station (ISS), and will last one hour: from 11am to 12pm EST. Not only will you get to watch the astronauts live, you will also get the chance to ask them your very own questions in text or video.
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Space: the final frontier. For centuries humans have gazed into the stars far beyond our Solar System and our galaxy, the Milky Way. In recent decades we have sent many missions into the unknown. Manned space travel outside our Solar System, however, is far out of reach and is very unlikely to happen within our lifetime. Meanwhile, virtual space explorers are collecting information and first impressions of the sights that are awaiting the generations that will come after us.
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The word science essentially means knowledge, and it is this quest for learning and understanding that has driven mankind to the height of its power. The Web offers ample opportunity to disperse that knowledge to greater numbers of people, and YouTube has many great science channels. Listed below are 10 of the best that we feel you should not miss.
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Man first landed on the moon, that celestial body that is our constant orbiting companion, on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong recently passed away, which prompted an article all about him and the Apollo missions to conquer near-space. While researching that article I was astounded by the amount of conspiracy theories which still exist around the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Neil Armstrong passed away on Aug. 25, 2012, after a life filled with magnificent achievements. Sadly, his death prompted many people across the InterWebs, particularly on social media sites, to ask, Who was Neil Armstrong, and why should I know of him? Surely everyone should know who Neil Armstrong was and what he achieved. After all, he will always be the first person to have walked on the moon.
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As interesting as space and other planets are, there’s something even more interesting around us – Earth. Combine space and earth, and you can get a multitude of amazing view of Earth shot from – you guessed it – space. You can spend literally hours staring at these out-of-the-world pictures, if you only know where to look. Read on to find some great sources for such images, that will remind you what a beautiful planet we all live on.
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The whole idea of space exploration is one that has fascinated mankind for generations, but practical and monetary concerns have somewhat taken the shine off the excitement that exploring the final frontier engenders. This prompted a question regarding space exploration and how you personally felt about it.
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If a picture speaks a thousand words, then how many words would an entire simulated reality speak? All we know about our universe is gleaned from photographs (granted, not only of the visual light spectrum kind) and first-hand accounts from rovers, probes, and astronauts. But what if you could explore the universe through a surprisingly accurate simulation - for free? Universe Sandbox is the self-proclaimed "interactive astronomy software for everyone".
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit has spent a total of 370 days in space, with his most recent off-world duty ending this July after spending nearly 6 months aboard the International Space Station. In addition to being an accomplished astronaut and chemical engineer, Don has somewhat of a following for his zero-gravity science experiments.
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The successful landing, after a long journey and torrid descent, of the Mars rover Curiosity by NASA (North American Space Agency) has been greeted with excitement by geeks around the world. Curiosity has now begun its two-year mission to explore the surface of Mars and ultimately determine whether life in any form has ever survived out there on the red planet. And you can track its progress using these methods.
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Let’s rejoice because Curiosity overcame the eight months space hop and the seven minutes of terror to land safely on Mars. Now, it will go about its business of finding out if Martians really exist…or at least their microbial forms. The car-sized super-advanced robot on wheels will search for extra-terrestrial organic clues of life. Its two year mission could give us a few clues to the second biggest question of all time – are we alone out here?
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The next time you're out hiking the hills or strolling the city streets, make sure you have the following five apps on your Android phone or tablet, and you'll never have to worry about misidentifying a star, airplane or satellite as an UN-identified flying object ever again. You can turn those sightings into Identified Flying Objects!
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If your interest in space and space exploration just peaked with the landing of Curiosity on Mars, you can now satisfy it closer to home. Google Street View will take you on a virtual walk through NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida; in particular, the mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building. You can flip through and virtually tour the 6,000 panoramic views offered by the collection.
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Very few of us are likely to ever make it into outer space, unless the various space tourism ventures become mainstream successes. Even then the price of being flown into space will be so high that normal, everyday folk like you and I will only be able to look on with dreams of one day affording such a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
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