#May2012

WATCH: 2012 Annular Eclipse Video Made From 700 Individual Photos; Space ++

Behold this gorgeous video created by  Cory Poole, who combined 700 individual photos to make that bangin’ movement happen.

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Mercury Has Magnetic Whirlpools That Rain Solar Plasma; Space Is Rough, Man.

You think acid rain is rough around these parts, you hippie? Mercury is dealing with way more serious shit than that. Try solar plasma raining down across the miserable ass planet. Try that!

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SpaceX Succesfully Blasts Off!; Is ISS Bound. Yeah, Commercial Space Pursuits!

After a last second cancellation on Saturday, SpaceX has finally launched its Dragon capsule outside the reach of Mother Earth’s gravi-guts. Huzzah!

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SpaceX Making Another Launch Attempt Tomorrow At 3:44 AM EST

SpaceX had to cancel its attempted launch on Saturday at quite literally the last second. We ain’t talking the overused, played out notion of the word. They crushed the attempt with a second left, due to concerns over valves and uh, things. Tomorrow they’re going to give it another go.

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Close-Up of Saturn’s Moon Dione Reveals Pock Marks, But She Is Still A Beautiful Bitty.

Hell of a picture right hurr, taken by Cassini. Check out a close-up of Saturn’s moon Dione, with all sorts of interesting things happening in the back ground.

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Number Of ASTEROIDS That Pose Risk To Earth Is…Doubled. Space Death ++

Hey! Happy Saturday! Everything going well? Nice, nice. Sorry to piss in your cheerios butttttttttttt, did you know the number of asteroids that pose a risk to Earth is twice what we previously thought? Hey, have fun mowing your lawn.

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SpaceX Is Ready For Saturday’s Historic Launch; Commercial Space Domination!

If the Gods smile upon everything tomorrow as we suspect they will, the day will mark the launch of  Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. Gods further willing, the son of a bitch will dock with the ISS for the first of many, many times.

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IMAGE: The Andromeda Galaxy Is Our Nearest Neighbor; Damn Sexy.

Ah, the Andromeda Galaxy. It is our nearest galactic buddy in the Local Cluster, and as you can tell from this work of Rock it is quite swanky. Look at it, all a mere 2.5 million light-years away. Taunting us with its splendor.

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Light From Alien SUPER-EARTH Seen For 1st Time. Yeah, NASA!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, this is getting my goddamn jollies off. Cover your eyes, close your mouth. There’s excite-fluids being flung. NASA has detected light from an alien “Super-Earth” for the first time. How, you ask? Hope you got a minute.

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