What started as a science experiment to grow plants in space has blossomed into a drought-resistent, nutritionally rich tomato -- patent pending. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The new cargo ship is poised to launch toward the station on Sept. 10 at 1:01 p.m. EDT (1701 GMT) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on a shakedown cruise. If all goes well, the inaugural spacecraft, called the H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1), should arrive at the station on Sept. 17. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Anousheh Ansari is currently a tourist at the ISS, having paid to fly up on a Soyuz. Her blog is very entertaining, providing a view of everyday life in space that you won't find on any NASA site. Space Adaptation Syndrome, for example, isn't much fun. But life on ISS is! picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

Malaysian religious authorities are hopeful that the country's first astronaut will also become the first Muslim to fast in space when he blasts off next month during Ramadan. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This “Firefox logo” image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope picked by buddha 2 years ago

Astrium, the space systems arm of European aerospace company EADS, says it wants to build a four-passenger rocket-equipped jet to send space tourists to an altitude of 100 km (60 miles) above the earth for three minutes of weightlessness and a rare view of Earth's curvature. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The solution to the high cost of space travel involves launching a Reliant Robin--a 3-wheeled car with a pointy nose--on a 1/5 scale space shuttle. With predictable results. Take it from me, though, the amateur rocketry technology behind this launch is incredible,and the results are due to the short TV production schedule. (20 minutes, FF to 16:00 if you just want to see the outcome). picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

Brewed from barley cultivated in the International Space Station, courtesy of the Russian Academy of Science, a Japanese university and beer giant Sapporo. picked by tigertony 12 months ago

A new image of a gaseous space nebula reveals tens of thousands of giant comet-like knots raining down in a star-spangled cosmic fireworks display.
The gorgeous photograph by Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, released this week, reveals fresh details about the aftermath of a star's death, but the origin of the knots remains a mystery. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A thermonuclear explosion on a dead star has resulted in an expanding space bubble shaped like a peanut.

The unusual sight arose from an unstable pairing of two aged stars: a white dwarf and a red giant in the constellation of Ophiuchus, known collectively as RS Oph. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A gallery of hair-raising images from space picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Highlighting the extreme weather conditions hitting Europe, space sensors aboard ESA's Envisat satellite have detected the worst floodwaters to hit Britain for 60 years and deadly fires raging through southern Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Gives size comparison for everything from 2001: A Space Odyssey's USS Discovery to a Heavy Cruiser from Babylon 5. TONS of Trekkie stuff, and neat even for non-nerds to peek at, as it includes real Earth space ships, like the State's shuttle. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

20th November 1998 saw the deployment of the first part of the International Space Station. 10 years on, it is still not finished, the merits of the science it embodies are in question and today it transpires they've recently lost a spider and a tool bag.

But happy birthday, anyway. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Teenagers armed with only a £56 camera and latex balloon have managed to take stunning pictures of space from 20-miles above Earth.

Team leader Gerard Marull, 18, said: "We were overwhelmed at our results, especially the photographs, to send our handmade craft to the edge of space is incredible." picked by Doggylives 9 months ago

On August 16, 1960, Joe Kittinger lifted off from earth in a helium balloon and rose to a height of 102,800 feet. Once he reached the edge of space, he did something incredibly brave and amazing...he jumped.

Amazing video...a must watch. BrownTrout should dig this. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

We all know that in space there is no gravity, thus things don’t fall down as they do on earth, they just float. Ok but what do you do when you need to go to the toilet, you don’t want your “things” to float all over the place do you? picked by niceplime 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

The crew of the International space station finishes preparations for “Vsplesk” (“Burst”) experiment, results of which are expected to help in developing methods for real-time forecasting of earthquakes. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago