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The Avengers film in Space

The Avengers which is the third highest grossing film of all time, after Avatar and Titanic, was one of the most explosive, commercially-successful and critically acclaimed film of 2012. It has not yet lost its luster and popularity but it seems that the next movie aims to take things a step further by screening the [...]

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Three Legos Jupiter Bound

Let’s all hope for a safe trip for Jupiter / Zeus, Juno / Hera, and Galileo Galilei, the three Lego minifigures that joined the Juno Spacecraft.
The three heroic little legos that will be embarking in this mission will be away from their other Lego pals for five long years. The Jupiter bound white plastic toys [...]

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NASA’s Android App

Here is something that is sure to bring out the kid in you. The latest official launch from NASA … an Android app!
Every kid has dreamt of becoming an astronaut… although most of us have already given up on that childhood dream, there is no reason to drop the curiosity and awe. Especially not now [...]

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Approaching Asteroid to (Almost) Graze Earth

A (very) recently detected asteroid, estimated to be about 25 to 55 feet across, is expected to come extremely close to Earth at 8,000 miles above the Earth’s surface. The path of Asteroid MD 2011 is predicted to ‘narrowly miss’ the Earth, coming about 23 times closer to Earth than the moon on Monday, June [...]

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Endeavour Launch Delayed Again

The launch of NASA’s space shuttle endeavor has been delayed again. The spacecraft was originally set to be launched on April 29, but the initial launch date was delayed due to some problems encountered with the hydraulic system of the Endeavour.
The launch date was then moved to May 2, only to be delayed once more [...]

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Robonaut 2 Officially in Space

“Check me out. I’m in space!” tweeted Robonaut – also known as R2. R2 is a robot intended as an astronaut helper in the space station, and Tuesday, March 15, 2011, is the day that the National Aeronautic Space Adminstration or NASA unpacked the first humanoid ever that was launched into space.
Catherine Coleman and Paolo [...]

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NASA orbits Mercury

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA has a spacecraft that orbits Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet. (The prestige of being the smallest planet was held by Pluto for the longest time, but since it was removed from its grace and was demoted to some lower celestial form, Mercury became the title holder.)
Messenger, [...]

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Save the World by Counting Craters

If we tell you that mere citizens like us, are right now, preventing meteors from doing damage to our homeland. Would you believe us? And that these people have no superhuman powers like Superman nor have mutations of the human gene like the X-men. Yep, be part of the Moon Zoo project, count craters from [...]

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