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This Music Simulates the Awe-Inspiring Feeling of Seeing Earth From Space
Motherboard exclusively premieres Roger Goula's new single from Overview Effect-inspired album.
The Other First Moon Landing
Apollo 11 achieved the first crewed Moon landing in 1969. Ten years earlier, it was the Soviets who had the edge with Luna 2.
The First Photographs of the Earth from the Moon Were Taken 50 Years Ago Today
Lunar Orbiter 1 snapped the original “Earthrise” shot.
Watch Taraji P. Henson Play a NASA Mathematician in 'Hidden Figures'
"Yes they do let women do some things at NASA. And it's not because we wear skirts."
Cardiovascular Problems in Apollo Astronauts Linked to Radiation
Radiation isn't healthy for more reasons than we thought.
Inside a Million Dollar Auction of Rare Space Memorabilia
Are you in the market for 15 gilded astronaut hand molds?
The Moon-Walking, Alien-Hunting, Psychic Astronaut Who Got Sued By NASA
A Radio Motherboard chat with the late astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man on the moon and a connoisseur of consciousness, psychics, and aliens.
Does Tragedy Prove That Space Exploration Is Worth It?
If history is any guide — and it may very well not be — NASA is on track to have its next major accident in five years or so. But that may be proof the space agency is on the right track.
Sylvester Stallone Teases a Return for Apollo in the Creed Sequel
In a new interview with Variety, Rocky himself suggests that the next Creed movie might be set before Apollo Creed's untimely death. Or it might pit his son Adonis against a giant Russian fighter.
NASA's Quest to Reclaim Lost Spacesuits Before They Were Auctioned
There's an incredible amount of bureaucracy that goes into proving you didn't steal NASA's stuff.
Celebrate the Saturn V’s Birthday by Watching the Largest Rocket in History Fly
Even Walter Cronkite lost his mind.
How Life on Earth Could Destroy Life on Mars
Could a virus or microbe from Earth screw up another planet's biosphere before we even discover it? Or could a Martian microbe brought back for scientific study spread an Andromeda Strain type of illness on Earth and wipe out humanity?