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Russian Meteor Shower 2013: Funny What-Really-Happened Tweets and Some Serious Reminders [PHOTOS]

The 2013 Russian meteor shower on Friday will go down in history as the day people saw in real life what could look "good" in Armageddon movies: the threatening trail of smoke in the sky followed by glasses splattering due to a shockwave. Jokes were shouted out on Twitter. One image suggests what really happened was that the fireball trail was caused by the anime Dragon Ball popping out in the real world from popular fiction. But the meteor hit posed a very serious reminder.

2013 Russia Meteor Blast: Russians Unite to Clean Up and Fix the Damages

In Russia, Chelyabinsk residents were stunned last Friday morning when a meteor blast unexpectedly destroyed windows of industrial establishments and injured almost 1,200 people. The traumatizing incident caused the Russians to unite in cleaning up the mess and fixing the damages that the meteor blast caused.
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2013 Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flyby: Where to Watch Online on February 15

The 2013 Asteroid 2012 DA14 flyby is fast approaching and the curious viewers can witness the asteroid’s near-Earth passage through a live online webcast. The Bareket Observatory in Israel offers the live online webcast of the asteroid’s flyby on February 15 with the use of a remote telescope.
Jenalyn Villamarin Feb 14, 2013

UFO Sightings: Strange Bird-Like UFOs Appeared in Mexico [VIDEO]

Numerous social media web sites have reported about strange bird-like UFOs captured on camera in Mexico. YouTube username “pisosmadera” posted the video footage titled “'UFO,S Incredible Fleet synchronized OVNIS oleada Enero 203 mexico” captured on January 26, 2013 and it immediately went viral with over 200,000 viewers.
Jenalyn Villamarin Feb 12, 2013

UFO Sighting Caused the Mysterious 2013 Super Bowl Power Blackout?

The unexpected power blackout during the 2013 Super Bowl got even more mysterious. In a video footage available at YouTube, two strange UFOs with red lights were spotted hovering above the Louisiana Super Dome before the power was suddenly cut out.
Jenalyn Villamarin Feb 08, 2013

Coco Brown Promises Not to Do Porn in Space

While aspiring space traveler and adult film actress Coco Brown promised not to make porn movies while in space, it apparently excludes naughty posts in cyber space, particularly her Twitter account.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 07, 2013

Asteroid 2012 DA14 Flyby: How to Watch the Closest Near-Earth Encounter on February 15

Asteroid 2012 DA14 will make the closest flyby with Earth on February 15 but National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists assured the people there is no possibility that the 150-foot-wide space rock will collide with the planet. NASA will reportedly conduct a media conference on February 7 at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 1900 GMT) to discuss and prepare for the asteroid’s flyby.
Jenalyn Villamarin Feb 05, 2013

Asia, The New Epicenter of Space Competition

With Iran having hurtled into space its first space monkey, South Korea announcing the satellite it blasted on Wednesday is now successfully transmitting data and North Korea which seven weeks ago likewise did the same, it is no wonder that Asia is now slowly transforming to become the world's epicentre of space competition.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Jan 31, 2013

UFO Sighting, Alien Base on the Moon? Old NASA Photo Scrutinized [VIDEO]

“Alien base on the moon” sounds like an element of science fiction. But to UFO watchers and people bent on presenting evidence of extraterrestrial life, proof is everywhere. Consider a man’s insight to an old lunar photo from NASA’s Apollo Image Atlas.
Arlene Paredes Jan 31, 2013

2013 Year of the Comets? 5 Things to Know about Comets C/2011 L4 and C/2012 S1

The year 2013 could be marked by sightings of two bright comets, one of which could be the brightest comet sighting in history. Astronomers, however, are careful not to spark too much anticipation because comets can be unpredictable. Here are five things to know from two comets observers could see this year until 2014.
Arlene Paredes Jan 24, 2013

Asteroid Mining: Deep Space Industries to Execute Mission on 2015

Hard-working scientists made huge developments in the past ten years as they identify and track near-Earth asteroids. These scientific space developments have urged the new company, Deep Space Industries (DSI), to become the very first in executing the Asteroid Mining Mission on 2015.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jan 23, 2013

UFO Sightings: High School Student Photographed UFO in Thailand

Eighth grade student Thidarat Boonlee created internet buzz with her photograph of an unidentified flying object (UFO) hovering over Sawang Dindaeng School in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. The photograph was taken during the outdoor activities of the school in celebration of their Sports Day last December 25.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jan 18, 2013

Russian Space Agency Plans Unmanned Moon Flight in 2015

While NASA had been on a long vacation from moon journeys and a Dutch company aims to send the first inhabitants from earth to the planet Mars by 2023, Russia is playing catch up as global interest in the space grows.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 16, 2013

NASA to Host Media Conference for Mars Curiosity Rover Update on January 15

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will host a media teleconference on January 15 at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) to give an update on the Mars Curiosity rover mission at the planet’s Gale crater. The Mars Science Laboratory Project and its Curiosity rover are conducting an important two-year mission to examine whether Mars conditions will allow microbial life on the planet.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jan 15, 2013

One-Way Ticket for First Human Residents of Mars in 2023

While most reality TV contestants like those in Big Brother get booted out one by one until the last few finalists battle it out for the top prize, winners in a reality TV with a trip to Mars as the prize will get booted out of Earth permanently.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 14, 2013

NASA: Former Doomsday Asteroid 'Apophis' Poses 'Zero' Risk in 2036 [UPDATE]

Asteroid Apophis, which passed by Earth from late night Wednesday to midnight Thursday, has lost its doomsday label. This is great news based on new data gathered by NASA. This is great news, considering scientists have just found out Apophis is even bigger than initially thought.
Arlene Paredes Jan 11, 2013

Apophis Whizzes Past Earth, Bigger than Expected: Why is it called 'doomsday asteroid?'

Apophis, an asteroid first spotted in June 2004, passes by Earth Jan. 9 U.S. time. This near-Earth space object was once called "doomsday asteroid," but scientists confirm its 2013 approach is nowhere near enough to impact Earth. However, scientists have just announced Wednesday the asteroid was actually bigger than previously believed.
Arlene Paredes Jan 10, 2013

NASA Considers the $2.6 B Keck Asteroid-Moon Mission

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is pondering on a plan that will allow a robotic spacecraft drag a near-Earth asteroid into the moon’s orbit. The Keck Institute for Space Studies in California reports that the asteroid-moon mission worth $2.6 billion could begin on 2025.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jan 09, 2013

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