Space shuttle launch as seen from space

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Teddy bears in space

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A group of British school children strapped their teddy bears to a balloon and sent them to outer space!

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Sky car

By akie

Moller International of California built a flying car!

I don’t think it’s ready for prime time yet, but it sure is cool.

Earth

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Just how big is our planet, really?

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Family Guy & Star Wars

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I don’t know who made these posters, but I sure do like ‘em

Milky way over Ontario

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Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn took this great picture of the Milky Way in Binbrook, Ontario.

Via Neatorama.

Martian skies

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Boston.com has some spectacular photos of Mars.

Astronaut tests boomerang in space

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Will your boomerang return to you, as it does on earth? Apparently it does.

Ten things you don’t know about the Milky Way Galaxy

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“So you’ve lived here all your life — in fact, everyone has — but what do you really know about the Milky Way galaxy? Sure, you know it’s a spiral, and it’s 100,000 light years across. And of course, you’re smarter, more well-read, and better looking than the average population, but be honest: do you know all ten of these things?

Liar.”

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