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more about #space more comments → Mo MoDo: My mother used to tell me about watching the submarine races. This sounds like the same sort of thing. #meteorshower more » viki001: Ah bon! a Gawker bit that actually invites readers to lift eyes from screen. good. regard stars other than those from fame game. good. I like this Ad... more » Zira: You should avoid looking at the meteor shower for even an instant. Otherwise you'll go blind and a Triffid will come looking for you in the morning. ... more » D2theMatthews: I've got a pretty clear view of the southern sky here in Brooklyn, what can I do? Keep in mind, I want to go to bed soon. #meteorshower more » Spirit Fingers: [ redacted because I can never talk about moon travel seriously. ] more » nikralm17: Great picture of Jay Leno! #space more » Mrs. Beeton: The moon will slam into the earth in 2012, drowning us all in moonwater. #space more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: There is water under the ocean. #space more » fuckingoldman: They don't care about finding drinking water on the moon, NASA already figured out how astronauts can drink their own piss. They hoped to find water s... more » jparrish003: “By 1964, experts say man will have established twelve colonies on the moon, ideal for family vacations.” more » Adah: Must we jump to conclusions? This is only going to encourage Moon War hawks. #space more » NightElfMohawk: Ahhh!! Mac Tonight was the beast of many a childhood nightmare! #space more » blix: Meh, it's been sone before. more » Btwbfdimho: Why the Moon? I thought the Moonies were in Korea. more » lionboy: Next time we bomb the moon we should get Roland Emmerich to direct. more » -
#guides
The Gawker Guide to Watching Tonight's Leonid Meteor Shower
When they're not killing dinosaurs or being blown up by Bruce Willis meteors sure are nice-looking. Tonight, the annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak, and dozens of meteors per hour should streak across the sky. Here's how to watch: More » -
#moonnews
Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
Bombing the moon worked! NASA found water! Now we must blow it up entirely to see if there is life. More » -
#starwars
NASA's Moon Assault Probably Awesome If You Were on the Moon
We'd be lying if we said that we weren't hoping for at least a temporary, small-scale lunar disaster this morning when NASA attacked the moon, with a rocket. The computer simulations, at least, showed a huge explosion. Alas. More » -
#history
William Safire's Finest Speech
Columnist and presidential speechwriter Bill Safire was one of only three non-disloyal Jews President Nixon could name. Here is the speech he drafted for Nixon to read in case the Apollo 11 Astronauts became stranded on the moon! More » -
#nerds
High-Flying MIT Nerds Shame Filthy Rich NASA
The government pumps about $20 billion into NASA each year to levitate mice and study crystals. Whatever. All most of us want from space are pictures. And some MIT students did that for a far cheaper fee. Math lesson, anyone? More » -
#watersports
Beautiful Glow In The Night Sky Is Actually Astronaut Piss
Giving new meaning to the expression "pissing rain," astronauts who haven't been able to land due to bad weather ended up dumping a large amount of waste from the International Space Station, which left a light trail. [SPACE.com] -
#science
The woefully underfunded yet "inspiring" NASA found some money to send mice into space.
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#space
In Space, No One Will Cover Your Pre-existing Condition
One more argument for healthcare reform: Astronauts—actual NASA astronauts who fly to space on multibillion-dollar rockets and stuff—are scared that they can't get coverage. Or so says NASA's "chief bioethicist" in an interview with the New York Times. More » -
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#imagefile
And Then the Moon Ate the Sun
This photo of the solar eclipse was taken from a ship sailing near Kita Tokyo, Japan. Millions gathered all over Asia to watch as the entire region fell under almost complete darkness. [AP/Kyodo News/Akiko Matsushita] -
#picoftheday
Everyone Under the Stars
[Just offering this picture of a rapt audience in Central Park, July 20th 1969, watching the moon landing, as a mild rebuttal to Alex's dismissal of the space program. Image via AP] -
#rants
Let's Not Bother With Space
On this, the 40th Anniversary of the day Mankind conquered the moon, it is time to issue another clarion call for this generation: fuck Mars, let's focus our attention here, for now.
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#letfreedomring
"We Can't Be Consumed By Our Petty Differences Anymore"
True story: tomorrow's my second day not working in 62 days! Take a wild guess what I'll be doing tonight! Meanwhile, if any news breaks, uh, just read the comments in this thread. We'll be back on Sunday. More » -
#picofthenight
Earth
The Space Shuttle Atlantis captured this image enroute to the Hubble Space Telescope. It shows an oblique scene looking toward the Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula and the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/NASA) -
#facts
More Alien Proof
A former Apollo astronaut says that aliens have visited Earth! He's just a well-known lone nut, you say? Well what about this NEW PLANET they found right next door, hmmm? More » -
#space
New Prez Enrages Spacemen!
Most federal bureaucracies are happy to see a competent Democrat take charge and clean house, but one dysfunctional agency is furious with Barack Obama. It's NASA, and there is a problem with the "space transition team"! More »
