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NASA launches free sound library of iconic recordings

Many of us can probably remember where we were when Neil Armstrong took that one small step for a man back in July of 1969. For those of you who weren't around back then, you can now listen to Armstrong uttering those historic words thanks to NASA's new dedicated Soundcloud account. The BBC reports that…

23 October 201424 October 2014 Stuart BBC, Internet, Space, Uncategorized

Watch out Commander Hadfield – astronaut Reid Wiseman is making Vines in space

Check out this amazing Vine from astronaut Reid Wiseman, who is currently a resident of the International Space Station. "Turns out a sphere of floating water makes the ultimate fisheye lens", he tweeted. Wiseman of course is following in the footsteps of Commander Chris Hadfield who won the internet last year with his amazing David…

9 October 2014 James O'Malley Space, Web 2.0, Websites

Europe launches two navigation satellites into the wrong place

Embarrassing news for European scientists as it has emerged that two satellites that form part of Europe's new "Galileo" navigation system have been put in the wrong place. Whoops. According to Sky News the satellites were launched on Friday - with the plan being to join the network of other satellites that will eventually create…

26 August 201428 March 2019 James O'Malley Space

Sci-fi series Extant is a streaming hit, says Amazon UK

The pilot episode of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi mystery thriller Extant has become Amazon Prime Instant Video’s most successful launch ever – attracting three times more streams on release day than the first episode of any previous show on the service, including original series Vikings, according to Amazon UK. The series, which stars Halle Berry as…

15 July 201415 July 2014 Stuart Amazon, Space, TV

Forget going to the Moon: Buzz Aldrin to "officially launch hashtag" tomorrow

Arguably the greatest space hero alive today, and the second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin, is about to surpass his historic achievement. Sure, he may be one of the 12 people to have gazed down upon the Earth from…

7 July 20144 May 2017 James O'Malley Features, Space

Mars Rover takes a selfie

Here's a fun photo courtesy of NASA – the Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently on the surface of the red planet has taken a selfie to mark the first Martian year it has spent on the ground. The selfie…

24 June 2014 James O'Malley Space

How Star Trek predicted the future

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a visionary man. He foresaw a future in which humanity had learned to live together in peace and harmony. A future in which the people of Earth had joined forces with alien races to…

6 June 201417 August 2022 Stuart Augmented reality, Biotechnology, Computers, Crazy Future Stuff, Features, Gadgets, Home Appliances, iPad, iPhone, Mobile phones, PDAs, Phablets, Round ups, Science, Smartphones, Space, Tablet, Tablet PC, TVs, Wearables

CATCH-UP: SpaceX unveil Dragon V2 capsule that will send humans to space

Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla Cars and SpaceX has unveiled his latest spaceship: the Dragon V2 capsule, which could soon be blasting astronauts towards the International Space Station. In a 15 minute presentation whilst we Brits slept last night,…

30 May 2014 James O'Malley Space

Commander Hadfield's licensing woe shows why copyright law is a space oddity

Bizarre news this evening as it emerged that space hero Commander Chris Hadfield's take on the David Bowie classic Space Oddity – which was recorded whilst orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station – is being taken offline tomorrow…

13 May 2014 James O'Malley Features, Round ups, Space, Top stories

Now you can watch LIVE satellite pictures from the International Space Station

Despite recent improvements, Google Maps is, like, sooo 2013. If you want to see something really cool… how about LIVE satellite images beamed from the International Space Station? NASA have just launched the around-the-clock coverage using four cameras mounted on…

7 May 201423 November 2019 James O'Malley Space

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