смотреть, метеором!

So, as anyone with an internet connection probably knows by now, this happened: [youtube width=”480″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_RknL9G-Q[/youtube] Which means that this is now happening: Also, 1,000 people may have been injured. Keep up the good work, internet. [Source: Mashable]

6 Things Chris Hadfield Does in Space That Aren’t Science

Chris Hadfield gets up to all kinds of shenanigans, which we’ve outlined below, but his actual job is commanding the ISS. At some point he’ll also operate the Canadaarm2 to catch an unmanned supply drone and command a space walk. It’s not all floating space nuts. 1. Post videos of … Read More

Football (Brain) for Science!

[youtube width=”360″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNghx_P1alI[/youtube] In addition to his decision to donate his brain to science, retired NFL running back Thomas Jones is working on a documentary that brings fans face-to-face with NFL players to discuss the pitfalls of professional football. Fans often focus on dollars, Jones said, “but once you’ve bought everything … Read More

Da Vinci in Toronto

Skill-testing question: Who invented the airplane? If you are thinking the Wright brothers, you are wrong. At least partially. Bringing new meaning to “ahead of his time,” Leonardo da Vinci conceptualized the airplane in his Codex of Flight, where he studied the flight of birds and used his findings to … Read More

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