In This Video, We Examine A Rant By Youtuber Jeranism Against Stephen Hawking. Jeranism Spends No Time

NASA test-fires booster for the Space Launch System (SLS) that will carry crew & cargo for the Mission to Mars! Take THAT, conspiracy theorists and flat-earthers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U-y7GpBvU38

07/18/2016: Successful SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch & First Stage Recovery

Early this morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying nearly 5,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.

Buster the Atheist Pug returns to demolish a creationist's 'testimony'

Star Trek’s Influence on the NASA Culture - Panel Discussion (FULL) July 30, 2016 The following people participated in the panel discussion at Wolf Trap National Park in Virginia: Adam Nimoy, Director, For the Love of Spock David Zappone, Producer, For the Love of Spock Terry Farrell, Actress, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Michael Giacchino, Composer, Star Trek Into Darkness Dave Lavery, Program Executive for Solar System Exploration, NASA HQ Michelle Thaller, Deputy Director of Science Communications, NASA HQ Moderator - Bob Jacobs, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Communication, NASA HQ Moderator - Emil de Cou, Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eVI3623e6ac

Return of Flat Out Stupid: SpaceX Edition Remember 'Russianvids'? He was the fellow that tried to disprove a spherical Earth by pouring water on a tomato.

The 363-foot-tall Apollo 12 Saturn V rocket rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral, September 8, 1969. (NASA)

The Top 5 Biggest Threats To Science Under the Trump Reich

The Top 5 Biggest Threats To Science Under the #Trump Reich

The Top 5 Biggest Threats To Science Under the Trump Reich by Guest Author Siserough

The Republican party has widely been considered anti-science for years, due mostly to their collective denial of climate change, large contingent of fundamental Christian Creationists, and hostility to progressive ideology.  On January, 20th, however, the country was taken over by someone far more dangerous than…

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Nonreligious Americans to Storm Capitol Hill

Press Release: Nonreligious Americans to Storm Capitol Hill

          Washington, D.C.­­

Hundreds of nontheists are expected to converge on Capitol Hill today and Friday as part of the Reason Rally Advocacy Days.

Hosted by the Secular Coalition for America, the Advocacy Days will bring nonreligious Americans from across the country to our nation’s capitol to lobby for secular and science­based public policy. (more…)

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Solar System: From TED Talks to Data Releases

Let us lead you on a journey of our solar system. Here are some things to know this week:

1. NASA-Funded Research

It’s all just a click way with the launch of a new public access site, which reflects our ongoing commitment to provide public access to science data.

Start Exploring!

2.  Red Planet Reconnaissance 

One of the top places in our solar system to look for signs of past or current life is Mars. Through our robotic missions, we have been on and around Mars for 40 years. These orbiters, landers and rovers are paving the way for human exploration.

Meet the Mars robots

3. Three Moons and a Planet that Could Have Alien Life

In a presentation at TED Talks Live, our director of planetary science, Jim Green, discusses the best places to look for alien life in our solar system.

Watch the talk

4. Setting Free a Dragon

Tune in to NASA TV on Friday, Aug. 26 at 5:45 a.m. EDT for coverage of the release of the SpaceX Dragon CRS-9 cargo ship from the International Space Station.

Watch live

5. Anniversary Ring(s)

Aug. 26 marks 35 years since Voyager probe flew by Saturn, delighting scientists with rich data and images. Today, thanks to our Cassini spacecraft, we know much more about the ringed planet.

Learn more about Cassini’s mission to Saturn

Learn more about Voyager 2

Discover the full list of 10 things to know about our solar system this week HERE.

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