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more about #lunar more comments → Elizabeth Weinbloom: Excuse me for a moment while I draw an extraordinarily dorky connection that is probably entirely irrelevant. I just finished reading the Doctor Who n... more » Meirelle: I didn't know you could get Earth orbit for about $1,300. While the price of my ashes going to the moon or into deep space is about half of my yearly ... more » ThisDudeRufus: I would actually prefer my ashes shot randomly toward deep space. If my damned soul is forever bound to my remains, it would be a lot more fun. more » RAHfanboy: Three words you don't often hear together: Successful, crash, and dive. more » hofmann: I love how there's a shuttle flight in an hour and there was nothing on the site about it today. It's awesome that India was able to do this, but we s... more » kevinyung89: Why call it a "suicide nosedive"? It's not like it's going to bring that much excitement into it. Maybe they call it that so when they fail, they can ... more » Meirelle: Good. This world needs a new space race. more » -
#conceptart
Forget The Earth, Let's Terraform The Moon!
Artist James Clyne, who already wowed us with what turned out to be a racer lost in Antarctica, also has a gorgeous vision of what it would be like if we started modifying and hacking the moon into a place to live and do business. But what's up with that giant ball in the middle of downtown? City-to-city low-gravity volleyball? Find out the answer, along with details of http://www.jamesclyne.com/artist's vision, after the jump. More » -
#spaceporn
The Moon Is Our Personal Art Project
Photos like this one prove that you don't need a fancy telescope to take incredible moon pictures that vividly reveal lunar geography. ComputerHotline took this much-admired picture using a Nikon Coolpix P5000 in afocal behind binoculars (12*40), without a color filter. More »
