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A Whisky That Spent Nearly Three Years in Space Just Landed Back on Earth
A vial of whisky sent to the International Space Station by a Scottish distillery in 2011 has just returned to Earth, bearing notes of “antiseptic smoke, rubber and smoked fish.”
The Planetary Society's Solar Sail Is Ready to Deploy in Low-Earth Orbit
Despite a near-fatal software bug.
How Shitty is Motion Controlled DJ Equipment?
A closer look at the latest motion tech advancements in mixing and production.
There Are Ashes of Dead People Orbiting Earth
The remains of dozens of men and women have been fired into space over the last 20 years and some of them are still orbiting us today.
Thanks To NASA, We Now Know What A Global Selfie Looks Like
36,422 photos were turned into a 3.2-gigapixel mosaic, as seen from space.
Viral Style: Night Vision Contacts, Cellphones-Turned-Drones, And A Tool To Never Lose Your Wallet Again
Viral style #46 brings you some crazy ideas that maybe the world doesn't technically need (but who cares?).
NASA Satellite Strips Together New Image Of America
Landsat 8 was launched exactly a year ago. You can even wish it a happy birthday on Facebook
There Was No Escape from the Sketchiest, Most Cramped Soviet Spaceflight
The Soviet Voskhod spacecraft was a hollowed out Vostok with almost no safety provisions. And it worked.
Gemini 11 Orbited Earth Four Times Farther Than the Shuttle
On September 12, 1966, Gemini 11 launched and set a record for highest Earth orbital mission.