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What If We Nuked Mars?

What if we nuked mars? I know it seems like a question from far out of left field, but Elon Musk, head of Tesla as well as SpaceX, said in 2015 that nuking mars with thermonuclear weapons would be a great way to heat up the planet so humans could live on it. But would this actually work? And what ar

Can We Build Into Space?

Imagine for a second, a skyscraper, the tallest skyscraper ever built, that’s 100 kilometers tall. You could take an elevator from the ground floor of this skyscraper all the way up to where space begins to a sky bar where you could look at the earth below, and maybe even be launched into space from

Sex In Space: How Does It Work?

Is sex in space possible? Concerning future long space expeditions this question is becoming one of the most popular, fielded by astronauts. In this video we explain how sex in space could work and the challenges that would be faced in zero gravity. The topic of sex in space may sound taboo, but we,

ScienceCasts: The Mystery of High-Energy Cosmic Rays

The cosmic ray detector known as CREAM is headed for the International Space Station, with a goal of measuring the highest energy possible for direct measurement of high-energy cosmic rays. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. New Mission Going to the Space Station to Explore Mysteries of 'Cos

How the NASA Docking System Works

With the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing Starliner spacecraft on track to launch to the International Space Station (ISS), it's worth taking a look at how spacecraft can dock themselves to the station. Because once you're at the ISS it's nice to go inside and enjoy the science! We'll look at RCS (Rea