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DIY: Space Saving Trick for Your Closet

Kristen Pacheco — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:52:59 +0000

My little bundle is coming with her own little bundle of clothes- or rather, an enormous bundle of clothes. On the one hand, all of these clothes means there is less laundry for me to do! But on the other hand, it means finding a place to put it all. I stared at her closet for a long [...]

How Astronauts Wring Out Water in Space [VIDEO]

Neal White — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:35:51 +0000

NASA has been doing all kinds of experiments at the International Space Station and one great thing they have been able to do is share their experiments with school children around the world. One student wondered what would happen if you had a towel that was soaking wet and you wrung it out what would happen. This [...]

Science Has New Theory on Alien Life, and it's a Total Bummer

BJ Ragone — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:33:57 +0000

For years people have chosen whether or not to believe if we are alone in the Galaxy. Science has been doing some more research, and the answer might not seem so good for ‘believers’. According to a new report, Alien life might be very rare across our universe. That’s right kids, looks like we won’t [...]

How To Wash Your Hands In Space – What We Learned Today

BJ Ragone — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:13:35 +0000

It’s pretty amazing about what we take for granted here on planet earth. Take for instance the simple act of washing your hands. As this Canadian astronaut demonstrates, bodily hygiene is a little bit different in outer space. This is pretty amazing. [button href=http://fun107.com/fun-107-sees-who-really-washes-their-hands-video/"" title="See Who Really Washes Their Hands" align="center"]

Doomsday Asteroid Misses Earth…This Time

JR — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:41:39 +0000

The one-thousand-foot-wide asteroid has made the first in a series of close crossings of the earth’s path. In 2009, scientists predicted that this asteroid would have some close brushes with out planet, with a small possibility of a devastating collision. This time, the fast moving space rock missed us by more than nine-million miles. But 16 [...]

Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:02:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to “Jewel in the Night,” by Colonel Chris Hadfield. Here’s the link for your listening pleasure. It so happens that several of the astronauts on the International Space Station are musicians, which means that the future could be full of similar transmissions from space. Even stranger: singer Sarah [...]

Red Bull Near Space Jump

Larry — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:46:23 +0000

What would possess somone to jump and freefall 120,000 feet? Can you say deathwish? Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will try to break the record of former Air Force officer Joseph Kittinger’s 1960 record jump of 102,800 feet. I got one question. Why?