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Weekly Poll: Space Probes
Artist’s conception of Juno at Jupiter. Credit: Wiki Commons This week, NASA’s Juno probe reached Jupiter to begin its two-year exploration of the planet. But at the end of that mission, Juno will...
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New Game ‘Xtronaut’ Challenges Players to Explore Space (Sponsored)
We first alerted you to today’s sponsor, Xtronaut: The Game of Solar System Exploration, when it was being Kickstarted last year. The game was borne from budget cuts to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission and...
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Parrot Disco Soars in First Person
Parrot Disco Fixed-Wing Drone, the Skycontroller 2 and the new Parrot Cockpitglasses 2Image Credit: Parrot We were among the first to see the fixed-wing drone from Parrot back in January 2016 during...
View ArticleNASA Makes the Geekiest Posters for the ISS Missions
The newest mission post for an expedition to the International Space Station was revealed, and it's a wonderful homage to Star Wars. It made me go digging, and I've discovered that this is no anomaly....
View ArticleLive From Ceres, It’s Friday in Space!
The Dawn spacecraft entered the orbit of the dwarf planet Ceres, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, at around 10am ET this morning. Click through to read all of "Live From Ceres,...
View ArticleThe Pi Day of the Century
Can you use Pi to solve these problems from NASA's JPL before Pi day this Saturday? Click through to read all of "The Pi Day of the Century." If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via...
View Article‘Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction’ Lands at EMP
The 'Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction' exhibit opened last weekend at the EMP Museum here in Seattle. I was lucky enough to attend the press preview, and it certainly does not disappoint. Click...
View ArticleWatch the Latest SpaceX Launch Live Today
Watch the latest launch from SpaceX live online at 1:15pm PDT today! Click through to read all of "Watch the Latest SpaceX Launch Live Today." If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via...
View ArticleWhy You Should Talk to Your Kids About History
History is cool, and your kids' curiosity about it can lead to some wonderful things. Click through to read all of "Why You Should Talk to Your Kids About History." If you value content from GeekDad,...
View ArticleAstrophysics on Late Night: The Debut of ‘StarTalk’
Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk' makes a disappointing debut in late night, but there is enough to bring me back next week. Click through to read all of "Astrophysics on Late Night: The Debut of...
View ArticleThe 50th Anniversary of the First American Spacewalk
Remembering Ed White's historic spacewalk, 50 years later. Click through to read all of "The 50th Anniversary of the First American Spacewalk." If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via...
View ArticleElon Musk Announces Plan To Colonize Mars (and Beyond)
In Tuesday's press conference, Elon Musk outlined his plans for Space X to take us to Mars and beyond in the next 10-15 years. Click through to read all of "Elon Musk Announces Plan To Colonize Mars...
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Remembering ‘Apollo 1’
50 years ago today, NASA lost astronauts for the first time Click through to read all of "Remembering ‘Apollo 1’." If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to...
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Smart Solar Eclipse Viewing: The Celestron EclipSmart Travel Scope 50
Image: Celestron In case you haven’t heard, we here in North America are in for a treat later this summer. On August 21, 2017, we’ll get the opportunity to see a total solar eclipse, displaying two to...
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Beat the Summer Boredom Blues With LEGO!
Image: LEGO In a few areas of the country, kids have already started back at school. But for many of us, summer continues to drone on, and parents just might be getting sick of hearing “I’m bored” from...
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SpaceX Releases Rocket Landing Blooper Reel
This one didn’t blow up. Credit: SpaceX Flickr stream Elon Musk has released video via his Twitter and Instagram accounts that shows how hard it is to land a rocket. The video includes...
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Felicette the Space Cat Getting Long-Overdue Monument
The first and only cat to travel into outer space (so far) will have a statue built in her honor after a successful crowdfunding effort. Matthew Serge Guy spearheaded the Kickstarter campaign, to...
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Win a copy of ‘The Planets’ With Bill Nye’s Autograph
Astronomy fans: this giveaway is for you! Chronicle Books just published The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA, written by Nirmala Nataraj and with a preface by Bill Nye. I mentioned it...
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10 Excellent New Gadget Kickstarter Projects This Week
Reading Time: 1 minute?Moonspike: the World’s First Crowdfunded Moon Rocket Space is for everybody. This team is serious — check out their technical rundown. Ernit – The Piggy Bank Reinvented Cleverly...
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True Tatooine: the Reality of Circumbinary Planets
Reading Time: 3 minutesBinary sunset over Tatooine It’s one of the most familiar scenes from the Star Wars saga. Luke, realizing he is probably doomed to a mundane career of moisture-farming, takes his...
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