NASA Parody Spoofs LMFAO (Curiosity Rover)

"We're NASA And We Know It" is a music video that takes LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" and pairs it with NASA and the Mars Curiosity Rover landing.

Where Were You When The NASA Curiosity Rover Landed?

Where were you when Curiosity landed on Mars?

Landing on Mars is no simple feat, one small miscalculation and an entire year of planning will be thrown out the window, not to mention the ramifications it could have if the rover is even slightly damaged. It took a lot of people to make this event happen. It took a lot of people and it also took a lot of time, effort and money to get Curiosity to Mars. It's a big deal. and I don't think that the Mars Curiosity Rover got the attention that it deserved. Me? I was watching from home, but it seems like a lot of people didn't even know this event was happening. It traveled all the way from Earth to Mars, a journey of 563 MILLION kilometers (or 350 million miles) and landed safely on the red planet. It's heartwarming to see people coming together and anxiously cheering on the safe landing of the Mars Curiosity Rover, one of the coolest moments of 2012.

NASA Astronaut Does Yo-Yo Tricks In Space

NASA astronaut Don Pettit used some of his off duty time while in space to teach kids about physics using a yo-yo. Although some people have been complaining about the fact that showing yo-yo tricks in space is not a proper use of  tax payer dollars, I think it's fair to say that it is: because it was in his spare time, and doing experiments like this one is a great way to get people (especially young people) interested in NASA and science.

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Evolution of the Moon (NASA)

NASA has created this fantastic video showing how the moon has evolved over billions of years. This was done using the information they gathered from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

VIDEO: Amazing Time-Lapse Footage Of The Earth From Space

Put together from photos taken aboard the International Space Station, this amazing video let's you experience what it would be like if you were flying over the Earth.

Watch the Sun Kill A Comet!

On July 5th 2011, a comet passed very close to the sun and in return our sun completely obliterated it! This is extremely exciting because NASA scientists have managed to capture this interaction on video and have shared the events of July 5th for all of the world to see:

From the NASA website:

On the evening of Tuesday, July 5, a comet flew into the sun. Such comets are not unusual, and they're called "sungrazers" since they come so close to the star that it is believed they evaporate and disappear. However, no one has actually seen the end of that journey, since the comets are best seen in cameras from SOHO (SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory) that block out the bright disk of the sun itself.

But this was different. For the first time ever, SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) captured a 20-minute movie of the comet streaking directly in front of the sun. It's not immediately obvious, but if you watch the movie closely, you'll see a line of light appear in the right and move across to the left.

Source: NASA.gov

Southern Lights From Space

Ever wonder what the Southern Lights look like from outer space? NASA astronaut Ron Garan captures this beautiful moment while orbiting over Earth.