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What is “Remember the 13th”?

Conspiracy theorists are running wild about a new web site that is purportedly from NASA. The web site in question is titled "NASA has made a historic discovery that will shake the entire planet. This announcement will be released to the media on November 13th, 2013. It will be a day to remember and One for the history books. Spread

NASA debunks 12-21-12 myth one more time

Author's Note: I am half afraid to write about any web video after yesterday's embarrassment! However, given that this one comes from NASA I will trust it is real. With that said, if the world does end I guess at least nobody will be around to laugh about me looking stupid! With that disclaimer out of the way, let's move on

NASA Goes Johnson Style

NASA Johnson Style is an educational parody of Psy's Gangnam Style, produced by the students of NASA's Johnson Space Center. It's brilliant and deserves as much attention as the original. I'm sure this will be all over the web in a few hours, combining great visuals and intelligent parody with the hottest hit of 2012.

Cool space and astronomy themes for Windows

You know that those of us at GNC love space and astronomy almost as much as we love computers and technology. While we all use different operating systems -- Windows, Mac, and even Linux, we can all agree that a good space theme is cool. There isn't any shortage of those available either. In fact, you don't even have to

A Possible Big Night Sky Show Coming in 2013

If you haven't heard, a new comet was recently spotted.  Even better, it's expected to pass ridiculously close to earth in 2013 and, if those predictions prove true, it will put on quite a show in our night sky.  The new object goes by the catchy name of of C/2012 S1, but is generally being called ISON. The projected orbit should

An Incredibly Clear View of Ireland From Space

Today is St. Patrick's Day, and NASA's Earth Observatory website is celebrating by selecting a remarkably clear view of Ireland as its Image of the Day. It is easy to see why Ireland is called “The Emerald Isle”. Several different shades of green, from a drab, olive green color, to the brightest Kelly green, cover the entire island. This is

NASA Delays Rockets – Releases Moon Videos

NASA has decided to delay the launch of the five unmanned rockets that it planned on shooting into the sky on March 14, 2012. The rockets were part of the Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX) project. The purpose of the project is to gather more information about the process that is responsible for the high-altitude jet stream that exists 60