May 2013
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Chris Hadfield's 30 Best Photos From Space →
Incredible shots tweeted by the rock-star astronaut from the International Space Station
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What the hell is happening on the Sun? →
In less than 24 hours, the Sun has unleashed a trio of X-Class solar flares. They are the first, second and third X-class eruptions of 2013, making them the most powerful of the year by a substantial margin. What’s more, each burst has been more violent than the last. So uhh… what the hell is going on here?
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The View From Space
fakescience:
kottke.org: Life in space →
jkottke:
The quick progress of the US space program in the 1960s and 70s and the science fiction of the 70s and 80s seemed to point towards humans living permanently in space. What happened?
Ironically, our actual experiments in space living have largely reinforced this stark perspective. Real life in…
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Astronaut costume
Vitor/bumerangue: Yo, everybody. Maybe some of you can help me. A buddy of mine wants make an astronaut costume but has no idea how to begin. Has anyone here ever done it or know some blog or website that teaches how to?
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April 2013
Genuine creativity needs a collision of ideas, something that will never happen...
– Ian Gilbert on the five steps of ideation in a field guide to creativity (via explore-blog)