website asteroid mining mission revealed by planetary resources inc
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planetary resources039 mission is mine near-earth asteroids for raw materials ranging from water to precious metals through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions targeting resource-rich asteroids that are easily accessible resource extraction from asteroids will deliver multiple benefits to humanity and could be valued at billions of dollars annually the effort will tap into the high concentration of precious metals found on asteroids and provide a sustainable supply to the ever-growing population on earth the company was founded by space visionary peter h diamandis md and leading commercial space entrepreneur eric anderson and is supported by an impressive investor and advisor group including google039s larry page ampamp eric schmidt phd film maker ampamp explorer james cameron chairman of intentional software corporation and microsoft039s former chief software architect charles simonyi phd founder of sherpalo and google board of directors founding member k ram shriram and chairman of hillwood and the perot group ross perot jr visit wwwplanetaryresourcescom for more information

nasa: amazing experiments with water in zero gravity
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experimenting with the physics of water in the weightless environment aboard the international space station through a partnership between nasa and the american physical society you can participate in pettit039s physics challenge and view future experiments here: http:wwwphysicscentralcomsots

apollo 17 quoti was strolling on the moon one dayquot
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apollo 17 quoti was strolling on the moon one dayquot

neil de grasse tyson: we stopped dreaming
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asteroid mining mission revealed by planetary resources inc
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planetary resources039 mission is mine near-earth asteroids for raw materials ranging from water to precious metals through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions targeting resource-rich asteroids that are easily accessible resource extraction from asteroids will deliver multiple benefits to humanity and could be valued at billions of dollars annually the effort will tap into the high concentration of precious metals found on asteroids and provide a sustainable supply to the ever-growing population on earth the company was founded by space visionary peter h diamandis md and leading commercial space entrepreneur eric anderson and is supported by an impressive investor and advisor group including google039s larry page ampamp eric schmidt phd film maker ampamp explorer james cameron chairman of intentional software corporation and microsoft039s former chief software architect charles simonyi phd founder of sherpalo and google board of directors founding member k ram shriram and chairman of hillwood and the perot group ross perot jr visit wwwplanetaryresourcescom for more information

stunning siphonophore
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ev nautilus the current ship of exploration of titanic discoverer dr robert ballard is exploring the ocean studying biology geology archeology and more watch http:wwwnautilusliveorg for live video from the ocean floor for dive updates follow along on social media at http:wwwfacebookcomnautiluslive and http:wwwtwittercomevnautilus on twitterthis beautiful colonial organism drifted past hercules039 cameras and we followed it for as long as we could keep track they are made up of many smaller animals called zooids and can be found floating around the pelagic zone in ocean basins around the world one famous siphonophore species is the deadly portugese man o039 warwe would like to credit wikipedia for the information read aloud toward the end of the videoabout us:the ocean exploration trust was founded in 2008 by titanic discoverer dr robert ballard to engage in pure ocean exploration our international programs center on scientific exploration of the seafloor and many of our expeditions are launched from aboard exploration vessel ev nautilus a 64-meter research vessel operated by the ocean exploration trust in addition to conducting scientific research we offer our expeditions to explorers on shore via live video audio and data feeds from the field we also bring educators and students of all ages aboard during ev nautilus expeditions offering them hands-on experience in ocean exploration research and communications

quoti039m dreaming of a blue sunset--on marsquot
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this martian sunset captured by nasa039s mars exploration rover opportunity on nov 4 and 5 2010 appears bluish the panoramic camera movie combines exposures taken through different camera filters and accelerates about 17 minutes of sunset into a 30-second simulation this clip is the longest sunset movie from mars ever produced taking advantage of adequate solar energy currently available to opportunity

neil degrasse tyson at ub: what nasa means to america039s future
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astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson a distinguished speaker at the university at buffalo answered a student039s question about federal cutbacks to nasa funding tyson is host of the pbs series nova sciencenow and director of new york city039s hayden planetarium read about his visit to buffalo here: http:wwwbuffaloeduubreporter2010_03_31tyson_dss

mars moon phobos eclipse
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the silhouette of the martian moon phobos is seen as the moon passes in front of the sun in imagery captured nov 9 2010 by nasa039s mars rover opportunity the rover039s panoramic camera took exposures four seconds apart that were combined into this 30-second eclipse movie

mars science laboratory landing site: gale crater
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soar over the crater on mars that will be the landing site for nasa039s curiosity rover

spacex testing - superdraco engine firing
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spacex successfully test fires superdraco a powerful new engine that will play a critical role in efforts to change the future of human spaceflight these engines will power a revolutionary launch escape system that will make dragon the safest spacecraft in history and enable it to land propulsively on earth or another planet with pinpoint accuracy in a series of tests conducted at spacex039s rocket development facility in mcgregor texas the superdraco sustained full duration full thrust firing as well as a series of deep throttling demonstrationsvisit: http:wwwspacexcom for more information on spacex dragon falcon 9 falcon heavy reusable rockets grasshopper mars upcoming rocket launch or elon muskfor more information on spacex:http:wwwspacexcomhttp:twittercomspacexhttp:wwwfacebookcomspacex

ariane 30th birthday
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on 24 december 1979 ariane made its first flight from french guiana marking the beginning of 30 years of success and giving europe a guaranteed independent access to space with ariane esa could develop its own programmes in many different domains: telecommunications earth observation science and exploration europe was the pioneer in the civil launch space market with the creation of arianespace the world-leading space transportation company

the future of nasa with neil degrasse tyson
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how much would you pay for the universeneil degrasse tyson at ub: what nasa means to america039s future http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=rqhnzenmg1o

gas fracking exploration causes earthquakes in nengland 01jun11
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the environmentally destructive technique of quotfrackingquot caused earthquakes near blackpool where there is a test rig the company says it039s a coincidence but we don039t believe in coincidencesfracking is where a hole is drilled into the ground then water with toxic rock dissolving chemicals is pumped into the hole in the hope that it will release gas depositsas has been shown in other countries this technique has been proved to be a major environmental disaster contaminating the water table with the toxic chemicals and dissolving the gas into the water table where the gas can e lit as it leaves the consumers taprecorded from channel 4 news 01 june 2011

opportunity on mars: 8 years and counting
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nasa039s opportunity rover celebrates its 8th anniversary on mars just before martian winter arrives