In the Coldest Place on Earth Temperatures Drop to Minus 135.8 Degrees Fahrenheit
According to NASA Earth Observatory satellites, the coldest place on Earth is a mountain ridge on the East Antarctic Plateau where temperatures can drop to -135.8 degrees Fahrenheit (-93.2 degrees Celsius). For the past week, much of the US has been affected by an extreme winter storm that brought massive snowfalls, destructive winds, and freezing […]
NASA-Inspired Bicycle Tires Never Go Flat, Could Last a Lifetime
A tire startup has teamed up with NASA to bring the world’s first space-age alloy bicycle tires to the mainstream market. The SMART Tire Company recently announced an innovative airless bicycle tire originally developed and tested by NASA for future Mars Rover missions. Dubbed METL, the revolutionary tire is made from smart memory metal that […]
Idaho Forest Area Looks Like a Chessboard from Space
Idaho’s natural environment is famous for many things, including breathtaking beauty and fascinating wildlife, but perfect geometry isn’t among them. That’s why this photo of a forest area along Priest River taken from the International Space Station has been getting a lot of attention online. In January of 2017, astronauts aboard the International Space Station […]
NASA Investigating First Ever Crime in Space After Astronaut Gets Accused of Hacking Bank Account from Space
NASA is said to be investigating a claim that one of its astronauts accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse while on board the International Space Station, in what may be the first crime committed in space. Astronaut Anne McClain and Summer Worden, an Air Force intelligence officer, married in 2014 and split in […]
The Space Poop Challenge – NASA Is Offering $30,000 to Whoever Solves the Problem of Pooping in Space
When you gotta go, you gotta go! But what if you’re in space, stuck in a spacesuit for hours on end, even days? The current solution is the good ol’ diaper, but NASA is looking for something better, and is offering a prize of up to $30,000 to whoever comes up with the best idea. Astronauts […]
Meet the NASA Expert Who Smells Things for a Living
George Aldrich isn’t an expert on space travel and building shuttles, yet, he holds one of the most important jobs at NASA. The agency doesn’t send any object to space unless he’s smelled it first! The master sniffer, also known as ‘Nostril-damus’, has protected hundreds of astronauts just by smelling the stuff that will be […]