NASA videos on the harshness of space and a cool new space suit for exploring the Moon – Boing Boing

NASA videos on the harshness of space and a cool new space suit for exploring the Moon / Boing Boing

We're going back out there, but it's dangerous out there and y'all better know it.

Space travel is hard and unforgiving, but we have never been more ready to meet the unknown.

Team members from NASAs #Artemis program share the risks and rewards of this next era of exploration. Artemis will push the boundaries of human exploration and send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024, preparing for missions to Mars and beyond.

SO. How about an awesome new space suit for exploring the polar south pole?

At NASA Headquarters on Oct. 15, 2019, Administrator Jim Bridenstine introduced the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) and Orion Crew Survival System suit which will be will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the #Artemis program.

In celebration of this years 50th anniversary of the first humans on the moon, the Ohio State Marching Band staged this wonderful performance on Saturday.

Through a collaboration with NASA and the SETI Institute, Girl Scouts can now earn badges in space science, from astronomy to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Part of science literacy is understanding our place in the big world, in the solar system, in the universe, Pamela Harman, the director of education at the SETI Institute, []

Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most satellites, at least in our own system: 82 to the larger worlds 79. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons around the ringed gas giant, as the BBC puts it, putting it in the lead. The moons were discovered using the Subaru telescope []

Remember when the default state of your online presence was anonymity? Thats not so clear-cut anymore, and the worst part is you may not even know who is using your data or what theyre using it for. Small wonder that so many people are choosing to surf through virtual private networks. VPNs filter web access []

Get ready for the stream of your dreams, binge-watchers. Theres a contest afoot, and at stake is a lifetime subscription to Netflix. All you have to do is sign up, and youre entered to win this ultimate Netflix plan. When does it expire? Only when you do. And hey, just in case you need something []

Theres overwhelming support for clean energy, and the planet is giving us more reasons to invest in renewable power sources with every passing year. Even in the most inhospitable areas, wind and solar can provide a good chunk of our power, if not all of it. So why arent we all taking advantage of it? []

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