Pioneering SpaceX rocket launch aborted

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/06/us/spacex-rocket-launch/index.html

Animation from Still Photography... In Space (4:00)

Check out this video made from actual photos that the Cassini Spacecraft too while it was orbiting Saturn. This is one of the coolest movies ever. Seriously. These are actual photos from space. The music and editing take it over the top.

http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/70532693

If you want to know more about the mission please visit saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/

STEM: Space Photo Each Day

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/space-photo-of-the-day-2/?pid=7226

This site is really cool. This page is a space photo each day. Awesome! I love it when science, technology and art all unite to create something beautiful. This image below is five views of the planet Venus.

STEM: Space: DeGrasse Tyson Raps about Multiverses

Check out this rap by Neil deGrasse Tyson about the universe, multi-verses, black holes, etc...

(4 mins)

http://io9.com/listen-to-neil-degrasse-tyson-funk-the-universe-513364320

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STEM: Tech Art: Time-Lapse Earth

This incredible time-lapse movie taken from the International Space Station of earth is one of those beautiful movies that will make you love our world. Check it out!

http://fstoppers.com/timelapse-from-space-will-leave-you-humbled

STEM: Space: Truck Size Asteroid Misses Earth

Asteroid Size of Small Truck Buzzes By Earth

Excerpt:

An asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon on Saturday, the latest in a parade of visiting celestial objects that has raised awareness of potentially hazardous impacts on the planet.

NASA said Asteroid 2013 LR6 was discovered about a day before its closest approach to Earth, which occurred at 12:42 a.m. ET about 105,000 km over the ocean south of Tasmania, Australia.

The 10-metre-wide asteroid posed no threat.

Read the article below

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/08/asteroid-buzzes-earth.html

STEM: Mars Rover Opportunity Discovers Watery History on Mars

Excerpt:

After almost 10 years of roaming the red planet, the Opportunity rover has made a new discovery that offers scientists more clues about Mars's watery history.

NASA researchers announced Friday that a rock that was examined by the rover last month, and which they named Esperance 6, contains clay minerals, pointing to the existence of water on ancient Mars.

Read the whole article below.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/07/tech-mars-opportunity-rover-anniversary.html

STEM Camp: SPACE

Space week links to educational films and games

Watch Lunar Rover video (1:30)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5cKpzp358F4

See what phase the moon was in when you were born!

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

Apollo 11 Onboard Film. 1969. (1:35:00)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvsjwRgexs

Universe: Constellations (44:28)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WX1PcOOIQI

Star Gazing Game

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/star-gazing/

Mars Rover : (12 mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZYnIsLNz3c

Mars Video Shots from Rover (17 mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6glstqMc50

Space Janitor Game

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/actiongames/space-janitor/

Explore Mars

http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/visitorcenter/orientationmap

I See Ice Educational Game

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/i-see-ice/#/review/i-see-ice/game.html

Eyes In Space Video (14:18)

Eyes in Space examines galaxies and asteroids, dark matter and the expansion of the universe. Learn about near-collisions with asteroids and the most fundamental questions of human existence, as astronomers take us far beyond our planet, solar system and galaxy.

http://vimeo.com/3766858

NASA Apollo Mission To The Moon (16:17)

Documentary that uses all footage owned by NASA

http://vimeo.com/58174719

Keck Observatory (10:30)

Exactly how big is our universe, and what place do we have in it? Come explore the Keck Observatory, where the human mind is opened to a vast realm of new possibilities

http://edutube.org/en/video/keck-observatory

Colonizing The Moon (10:00)

http://edutube.org/en/video/moon-colonization

Black Holes (5-6 mins)

Is time travel possible? The density of black holes leads to a gravitational pull that streches and warps space-time around it. Similarly, cosmic strings have immense density and bend space-time.

Richard Gott speculates about the possibility of time travel through fast moving cosmic strings.

http://edutube.org/en/video/black-holes-and-time-travel-national-geographic

NASA's New Ship

There's a pretty cool video of the new space ship that NASA will test in 2014 on

http://www.space.com/16395-orion-space-capsule-nasa-unveiled.html.

Felix Baumgartner's Supersonic Freefall From Space

Explore the interactive Mission Timeline for Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall and answer the following questions in your blogs.

1. How fast did the capsule climb attached to the balloon?

2. What element was the balloon filled with?

3. What happens to the atmospheric temperature and air pressure as the balloon rises in altitude?

4. How high did Felix go in the ballon before it stopped rising?

5. What speed was he hoping to reach on his way down?

6. What speed must he slow down to before opening his parachute?

7. Where did the balloon launch from and where did Felix land?

8. How was Red Bull energy drink involved with this mission?

http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/mission-timeline/

Space Time Capule

A multi-media artist named Trevor Paglen has worked with scientists to choose 100 black and white photos to place inside a time capsule which will then be put into orbit around the Earth. The capsule should last billions of years in space. Read the article at the URL below, and discuss this project in your blog.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57528820-1/photo-time-capsule-to-last-billions-of-years-in-space/?ttag=gpwl