BY: NADIA ZAIDI Let’s stop everything for a moment and marvel in the genius of this newest innovation in 3D printing technology: pizza in the shape of anything you want. All you have to do is hook it up to your…
Elon musk is flying 2 people around the moon
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In the 1960s and 70s, moon-mania dominated the public consciousness. In the wake of Apollo 11’s successful round trip to the moon and back, space seemed like a limitless new frontier, rife with potential. Apollo missions…
Stephen Hawking says humans only have 1,000 years left on earth and here’s why
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP In about 1,000 years, we’re all screwed, unless we can get the hell off planet Earth and colonize other planets. This is what renowned theoretical physicist and astronomer Stephen Hawking said in a speech at Oxford University…
Stephen Hawking is joining a $100 million search for aliens
By Mariya Guzova “Earth is a wonderful place, but it might not last forever—sooner or later, we must look to the stars. Breakthrough Starshot is a very exciting first step on that journey,” said Stephen Hawking at a press conference…
Earth’s continents are turning into giant sponges to keep sea levels down
BY: MARIYA GUZOVA It seems every headline concerning climate change has something to do with the melting of polar ice caps. Images of receding glaciers, emaciated polar bears, and sinking cities are the ones we find shown over and over.…
Here’s everything you need to know about fulfilling your childhood dream and becoming an astronaut
BY: NATHANIEL ASTUDILLO The excitement of exploration is unparalleled; sailing into the stars is a possibility too poetic to overlook. If you’ve ever dreamed of rocket ships, aliens and space ice cream, you’re in luck. NASA is currently accepting applications…
NASA wants you, but only if you’ve got it in your blood.
BY: LISA CUMMING As of Dec. 14, 2015 applications for astronauts have opened up. If you are considering becoming an out-of-this-world explorer, here’s how to apply: 1. A large Canadian ‘sorry’ to everyone who doesn’t hold United States citizenship. A…
Apparently there are incredible 100-mile wide volcanoes on Pluto that spew ice instead of lava
BY: ALEXANDRIA LEE Among discoveries of blue skies and red patches of ice, Pluto proves to amaze once again. The typical volcanoes spew lava, but the dwarf planet defies normalcy by having its formations emit ice. The New Horizons spacecraft,…
These are the 116 images NASA sent into space 30 years ago to explain our world to aliens
BY: TREVOR HEWITT Trudging through interstellar space at a steady 17 kilometres per second is, quite possibly, Earth’s best chance at extraterrestrial contact. Enter the Voyager 1 spacecraft. In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to study the…
The longest, closest and most high-definition video of the sun was just released by NASA
BY: LAUREN BRUYNS After five years, with 300 hours of compiling footage and data, NASA has released a 30-minute video of the sun in remarkable 4K detail. Beginning in 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been shooting images…
NASA is working on a passenger plane that could travel between NYC and Tokyo in 2 hours
BY: ROB HOFFMAN New railway and aircraft technologies never fail to capture the imagination—and the future is bright, with bullet-trains that connect LA to Las Vegas in 80 minutes, and now a new rocket plane that turns an 18 hour…
NASA just released over 8,400 historic photos of the Apollo mission that will give you chills
BY: DAVID LAO Over 8,400 unprocessed photos of the Apollo space project have just been released on image-sharing service Flickr as part of the Project Apollo Archive, a photo gallery documenting Apollo missions 7 to 17. The Flickr account containing…
Six NASA recruits are living in a dome to mimic life on Mars
BY: ZOE MELNYK For the next year, these six NASA recruits are living in a cramped dome with very little privacy, no fresh food, and no fresh air all for the sake of science. They will be simulating life on…
The first food grown in a floating greenhouse in space was just eaten
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA The first food grown in a microgravity environment—the only lettuce ever harvested without an atmosphere— was just consumed by NASA astronauts at the International Space Station. This means big things for space agriculture, and for the…
NASA just confirmed “Earth’s Twin” exists. This is what it means. (Video)
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA NASA’s Keplar space telescope confirmed the existence of the 1030th known planet. Even more staggering, it’s the closest thing NASA has found to being Earth’s closest relative. Keplar-452b revolves in a “habitable zone” around a sun-like…
NASA is developing a supersonic plane to halve flight times and reduce environmental impact
BY: MATTHEW CHIN NASA recently announced eight new studies to improve supersonic technology in order to become a more efficient, cheaper and relatively eco-friendly form of commercial air travel. The total of the eight studies equate to about $6 million.…
NASA’s guide to the best air-filtering plants to have in your home
Maybe you’ve heard that having plants in your home is proven to increase happiness, and improve your attention span and even reduce fatigue at work. Even with these psychological benefits aside, there’s no denying the peaceful aesthetic of houseplants. One scarcely…
NASA has begun planning the first manned mission to Mars
BY: TED BARNABY NASA has released plans to embark on two incredible landmark missions in the upcoming future: landing humans on an asteroid by 2025, and on Mars in the 2030s. Mars is a planet, which has long captured the…
NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed for 70 straight days
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Usually at some point in the day (and for some of us, multiple points) many of us find ourselves wishing we could abandon our responsibilities to return back to our beds to live out the rest of…
The budget for space exploration eclipses ocean exploration 150 To 1
BY: PILGRIM When it comes to the knowledge we have of our planet, we’ve barely even scratched the surface. The ocean makes up about 70% of the Earth’s surface and 99% of its living space. In fact, 94% of life…