In Memory Of Neil Armstrong, Take A Moment To Wink At The Moon. Of All 12 Astronauts To Have Stood On

The "Ebru Style" is a painting technique in which the artist manipulates paint on the surface of dark water to create amazing works of art.

(4 April 1968) — The Apollo 6 Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Okinawa.

Way to go, Dad! You made your little boy's day! "Best birthday cake ever? One dad made his son an Optimus Prime cake in Vehicle Mode—and it actually transforms and talks!"

Awwww..... "Source: http://youtu.be/FGproEvedkI. #dog #baby #cute"

Spider Emerging From Banana Is Your Worst Nightmare

Most people have heard that you swallow 8 spiders a year in your sleep. Thankfully that 'fact' isn't true at all but it still makes most people squeamish.

I may never eat a banana again!

GroupeF, a traveling French fireworks show, used LED suits and art pieces for their performance at the Buenos Aires International Festival.

Beautiful island universe Messier 94 lies a mere 15 million light-years distant. A popular target for earth-based astronomers, the face-on spiral galaxy is about 30,000 light-years across, with spiral arms sweeping through the outskirts of its broad disk. But this Hubble field of view spans about 7,000 light-years or so across M94’s central region. The sharp close-up examines the galaxy’s compact, bright nucleus and prominent inner dust lanes, surrounded by a remarkable bluish ring of young, massive stars. The massive stars in the ring are all likely less than 10 million years old, indicating the galaxy experienced  a well-defined era of rapid star formation. As a result, while the small, bright nucleus is typical of the Seyfert class of active galaxies, M94 is also known as a starburst galaxy. Because M94 is relatively nearby, astronomers can explore in detail reasons for the galaxy’s burst of star formation.

Image Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA

Fun Moments with Our Record Breaking Astronaut

Astronaut Scott Kelly has broken the record for longest time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut. He has spent a cumulative of 383 days in space over the course of four missions. What better way to celebrate than to highlight some of his fun moments on the internet:

A question from the president during a recent TweetChat:

Astronaut Scott Kelly occasionally hosts TweetChats from the International Space Station. During a recent chat, he happened to get a question from someone who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue! HERE’s a recap from a similar chat from the station. 

Tackling the tough questions during interviews:

During an interview with Katie Couric, Kelly explained what a day on the space station is really like…including the chores he can and can’t do. 

The pros and cons of having roommates:

The International Space Station is an orbiting laboratory where an international crew live, work and conduct valuable research. 

Getting supplies from cargo ships:

Living on the space station requires food, water and supplies. All of these things, plus experiments and other essentials are delivered to the crew via cargo ship. Learn more about our commercial resupply program HERE. 

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A roboticist has created a drumming hand that can keep multiple beats simultaneously. It's on show at #robotronica at #qut this weekend.