Upon their return home from Amsterdam many people recount colorful stories of how they ‘accidentally’ visited a coffeeshop (just like they ‘innocently stumbled into’ the infamous Red Light District).

If you don’t want to make the same mistake - or conversely, if you do - pay attention... picked by kissmenow 3 years ago

NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem. picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

One of two spiders sent to the orbiting laboratory aboard the space shuttle Endeavour last week was added to the lost property list after the crew checked its tank and found it empty. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

New Mexico Tech students' bomb-shaped entry won second place in a national competition to see which ceramic coffee mug would best survive a two-story fall. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Weasel Puke Coffee really is made of beans thrown up by local Vietnamese weasels. And it really does give the coffee a different taste - a rich chocolaty flavor. Weasel Puke Coffee is truly a gourmet treat. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Coffee and a show? You have to do something to attract customers to your coffee house when you live near Seattle and all things Starbuck's. But this, I think, goes beyond drawing designs in coffee with steamed milk. picked by bigirishdude 2 months ago

A NASA astronaut has been arrested for attempted murder in an apparent love triangle that is out of this world. picked by monkeyman 3 years ago

NASA moved space shuttle Endeavour a step closer to liftoff without an essential part: the "u." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Japanese astronaut plans to throw a boomerang inside a space station to test whether it can fly in zero gravity. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz has developed a plasma rocket which could cut the cost of space travel by more than half, transforming the aerospace business and clearing the way to exploration for more countries, such as his native Costa Rica. For now, Franklin plans to use the rocket, called the VASIMR, as a a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ul... read full post picked by analumass 7 days ago

Heavy coffee drinkers are more likely to have hallucinations or feel "the presence of dead people", according to new research. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Remember the astronaut who recently tested whether boomerangs return to their throwers in the absence of gravity? Well, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has released video of astronaut Takao Doi showing that the objects do, in fact, come back - even in the microgravity environment of the space station. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In a follow up to This Post This Post and This Post, NASA announced that Astronaut Sunita Williams will appear on the program Tuesday.

The comedian said in a statement: "I certainly hope NASA does the right thing. Just kidding. I hope they name it after me." picked by suebe 8 months ago

Another thing to add to the list of stuff to do.

Seems like seeing the Aurora Borealis wasn't enough - Astronaut Don Pettit had to go one step further by pointing it out from Space. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

People often times pour cream and/or sugar in their coffee to help mask the bitterness. The reason coffee makes us pucker has eluded scientists for decades. Now, researchers have narrowed the search by identifying the two chemical compounds responsible. This should lead to better coffee picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Spaceward Foundation launched a 2007 Beam Power Challenge competition where the teams could compete to build a Space Elevator. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Astronaut Suni Williams qualified for the Boston Marathon before learning she would be at the international space station on race day. She has been cleared for a 26.2-mile simulated run at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday - just when the real event will be leaving Hopkinton down on Earth. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Geomorphology from Space is an out of print 1986 NASA publication edited by Nicholas M. Short, Sr. and Robert W. Blair, Jr. designed for use by the remote sensing science and educational communities to study landforms and landscapes. It has a gallery of space images consisting of 237 plates, each showing a different geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Students from OSU's Radiation Physics Laboratory built and successfully launched a cosmic radiation detector this summer that, carried by a helium-filled balloon, reached 104,000 feet in altitude. The detector recorded radiation levels at the varying altitudes -- information that will be used by NASA to develop instrumentation for space flight. picked by Dork 1 year ago