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Astronaut Chris Hadfield has done it again and this time has moved people to tears. A day before he returns to earth he posts a video on YouTube with him singing David Bowie's Space Oddity. David Bowie has heard it and has also like it. Chris Hadfield posted the song to Reddit under the videos section later and the comments just started rolling. With many a young users' interest in space and science being sparked again and older users being moved to tears. One user also commented on how this must be the most expensive music video ever produced. Here's the tweet from Astronaut Chris Hadfield on the new song With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here's Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World. youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9d… — Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) May 12, 2013 David Bowie likes the song CHRIS HADFIELD SINGS SPACE ODDITY IN SPACE!“Hallo Spaceboy...”Commander Chris Hadfield, currently on... fb.me/24sZNW5ly — David Bowie Official (@DavidBo...

Now this must be the coolest AMA on planet earth. We write a lot about some of the really cool AMA's done by people and this seems to be one of the finest and coolest. If you're wondering where Chris Hadfield is while doing his AMA - when asked by one Reddit users. He said he was now off the western coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean. when asked which part of earth looks coolest from space he replied that the Australia Outback looks coolest and the Bahamas looks most beautiful. He is now aboard the Space Station ISS. If you're wondering what the ISS space station is - Wikipedia says that the International Space Station is a habitable artificial satellite in low orbit earth. There are many interesting questions answered by him - like, what does space smell like, What's the funniest thing that happened on the ISS?, what's the scariest thing he has seen in space. He answered saying watching a meteorite burn up between me and Australia. Now this is something conside...

Reddit has many users who come from all walks of like and every kind of professional you can think of -- yes they also have Redditors who are astronauts. most notable - Col Chris Hadfield who's a Canadian Astronaut and fighter pilot having flown two space shuttle missions for NASA -- STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001. On his missions he has some fantastic sound recordings that any space enthusiast would like to hear -- 'Ambient Noise on an International Space station'. Listening to the recording you would be surprised to learn that the constant noise on an international space station can be quiet loud and astronauts need to use earplugs to cut out the noise. Col Chris Hadfield has released a recording of the noise while aboard the space station and you can listen in and check out the constant buzz. Col Chris Hadfield via Facebook Two recordings of the Colonel are now available -- a song recorded in space called ' Jewel In the Night' and the 'Ambient Noise of th...

As December 21 draws closer, searches on the internet seem to be getting more frantic. 12/21/2012 seems to be all over search terms regarding the doomsday conspiracy theory stating that the world will end on Dec 21, 2012. In fact while browsing through Google for related news on the topic - these are some of the search terms that came up. what time will the world end on December 21 2012 - what time will the world end on December 21 and when is when is doomsday 2012. There have also nee reports of teens and people who are not too sure deciding to end their time on earth before the universe ends it for them. So how did the prediction that the world will end on December 21, 2012 start. Also known as the 2012 phenomenon which together comprise of a range of beliefs according to which cataclysmic events will occur on 21.12.2012 and which will transform the world and bring about doomsday. The whole thing started with claims that the planet Niberu, discovered by the Sumerians is header toward...

Mt Sharp on Mars: Source Photos and videos coming from Mars Curiosity Rover can be fund and quiet exciting. It gives you the chance to keep track of all the latest happening from Mars Curiosity Rover and as intriguing as it can be - it is a way to explore another planet. There are many ways to keep tracks of all the photos, images and videos from the red planet. You can follow the official Curiosity Rover Twitter Channel or the NASA channel on Twitter. This would mean however that you need to keep logging to Twitter and checking for their tweets. If you have a very vibrant Twitter account sifting through all your tweets can be time-consuming. CNet's  Jason Cipriani however has a nice solution.  You can follow If This The That shared recipes -  user  lsalvador from ifttt has this recipe to share with people - Email me new photos from Mars Curiosity rover. You need to sgn-up for this recipe and you will be get Mars Curiosity Rover in your email whenever a new one is uploaded to t...

Middle or a Mars crater: Source I arrive on the red planet on Aug 5, says the Twitter account of the NASA team. This video or the Mars Curiosity Rover provides a fascinating glimpse of the miraculous landing of Curiosity on Mars. In a tweet about the event NASA had this to say 'Look out below! What descent to the surface of Mars looked like from my POV '. The video is fascinating and the YouTube account that uploaded the video had this to say ' The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover's descent to the surface of the Red Planet. The instrument shot 4 fps video from heatshield separation to the ground '. The video is phenomenal in that it showcases an event in history that will be remembered for the technology that is being used to study and observe the red planet.  Curiosity is a full functional mobile-science lab sent to another planet. Which is why NASA scientists have said that it has been the most challenging and elaborate achievement in the h...

NASA is holding a Twitter event and we have the extract directly from their page which explains everything that you would want to know about the event and how to be a part of the 100 lucky winners to attend the Tweetup at the Johnson Space Center in Houston For the first time,  @NASA Twitter  followers are invited to Houston, the home of Mission Control, to learn about a space shuttle mission in person.  NASA is hosting this unique Tweetup on Feb. 17 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The event will provide NASA Twitter followers with the opportunity to take a tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center, view the Mission Control Center and astronaut training facilities. Tweeps also will be able to speak with flight directors, engineers, astronauts and trainers. The Tweetup will include a "meet and greet" session to allow participants to mingle with fellow Tweeps and the staff behind the tweets on @NASA. Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch at 4:39 a.m. EST on...