News tagged with video space

Stunning Lyrid meteor over earth at night

(Phys.org) -- On the night of April 21, the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower peaked in the skies over Earth. While NASA allsky cameras were looking up at the night skies, astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Angry Birds catapult into space - with Nasa's help

Finnish game developer Rovio, which shot to pop culture stardom with the mobile game Angry Birds, launched Thursday a space-age sequel developed with the help of NASA.

Technology / Software

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How do you fight fire in space? Experiments provide some answers

Improving fire-fighting techniques in space and getting a better understanding of fuel combustion here on Earth are the focus of a series of experiments on the International Space Station, led by a professor ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA rover launch to Mars delayed to Nov 26

The US space agency has postponed by one day its plan to launch the biggest rover ever to Mars, with the liftoff of the Mars Science Laboratory now set for November 26.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA releases new interactive space communications game

NASA has released an interactive, educational video game called NetworKing that depicts how the Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) network operates. The release of the video game coincides with the close of World Space ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Space first: Live 3-D images from orbit

Astronauts have produced the first live 3-D video images in the 50-year history of space travel, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Web video faces big obstacles in vaulting to 3-D

Net Element wants to be ready for the day when 3-D videos on the Web are as common as cute kittens on YouTube.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UrtheCast to show live HD video of Earth from space (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- UrtheCast, a Canadian-based company, has announced a new project with a global scale, literally. The system will allow those of us who have not actually been in to space to see the earth from ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 weblog

World's first 'live' video feed of Earth from space

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's first high definition streaming video camera to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) has been announced by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Seeking display ad boost, Google buys Admeld

Google, bidding to boost revenue from display advertising, announced the acquisition on Monday of Admeld, a New York-based company that provides an advertising platform for publishers.

Technology / Business

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk

(AP) -- Two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday completed a nearly 7-hour-long spacewalk to replace a video camera and improve cable connections to the orbiting laboratory's newest module.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Online video site Joost restructures, changes CEO

Joost, an online video portal which has failed to live up to the buzz surrounding its launch, announced a management shakeup and layoffs Tuesday and plans to reinvent itself as a technology provider.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0