The most amazing thing about this clip of a ride on one of the Space Shuttle's booster rockets is the sound, which has been mixed and enhanced by … [Read more...] about Take a Ride on the Space Shuttle’s Booster Rocket: VIDEO
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1083
NO MORE DOWN LOW: On the beating of Brandon White. MARRIAGE NEWS WATCH: Matt Baume on polling data from around the country, NOM, and efforts to … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1083
NASA Captures Tornado on Mars: PHOTO
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a tornado on the surface of … [Read more...] about NASA Captures Tornado on Mars: PHOTO
Tornados on the Sun: VIDEO
To mark the second anniversary of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, the agency released a recent video that would not have been possible without … [Read more...] about Tornados on the Sun: VIDEO
NEWS: Judi Dench, Incest, Kevin Costner, Mitt
Dame Judi Dench battles enroaching blindness: She confessed: “I can’t read scripts any more because of the trouble with my eyes. "And so … [Read more...] about NEWS: Judi Dench, Incest, Kevin Costner, Mitt
Why You Might Feel an Uncontrollable Urge to Dash Outside: VIDEO
NASA explains, AFTER THE JUMP... … [Read more...] about Why You Might Feel an Uncontrollable Urge to Dash Outside: VIDEO
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1066
CHERRY GROVE, FIRE ISLAND: 1976. CLEANSPACE ONE: Switzerland plans space junk garbage truck. FRIENDS FOREVER: Bear cub and wolf pup. SAM TSUI: I Will … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1066
Jon Stewart Savages Newt Gingrich’s Moon Base Plans: VIDEO
Newt Gingrich's preposterous plans for a colonized U.S. moon base "by the end of his second term" are given a proper analysis (and … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart Savages Newt Gingrich’s Moon Base Plans: VIDEO
NEWS: Dr. Phil, Dr. Plait, And Dr. Paul
Astronomer Phil Plait walks us through the crashing of Phobos-Grunt: ... the third stage on the rocket failed to ignite, stranding the spacecraft in … [Read more...] about NEWS: Dr. Phil, Dr. Plait, And Dr. Paul
NEWS: Santorum Surges, Kids Come Out, And Aliens Get Jiggy In Nevada
The Santorum Surge:“People say, well, when are you gonna get your surge?” says Santorum. (Some of the “people” are the reporters in the back … [Read more...] about NEWS: Santorum Surges, Kids Come Out, And Aliens Get Jiggy In Nevada