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Why America Doesn't Need Its Own Space Missions
Today the space shuttle Endeavour is making its final liftoff. Here's why that shouldn't sadden you a bit.
Culture
"Long Live Dave Grohl": The 22 Best Messages Sent to the New Planet
When scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system that could sustain life, people wasted no time telling the aliens how we feel.
Technology
Solar Panels in Space! With the Help of Lasers, It's Possible.
Can we get electricity for Earth by putting solar panels in space? A new analysis suggests that one of the major problems can actually be overcome.
Technology
Transparency: The Future of NASA
The space agency just announced that the last shuttle mission would be in June. How is NASA going to use its resources now?
Culture
Flowchart: Should You Give Up Your Dream of Being an Astronaut?
If you still think space is the final frontier, here's some advice
Education
Will PayPal Billionaire Peter Thiel's Team of College Dropouts Change Learning?
Meet Thiel's inaugural class of super-elite "20 Under 20" fellowship recipients.
News
Project: What's the Next Giant Leap for Mankind?
In the 1960s, the effort to put a man on the moon focused the nation around an audacious goal. It's high time for another big problem-solving push.
Culture
Infographic: Is There Alien Life Out There... on Earth?
What people in different countries believe about the possibility of aliens walking among us.
Lifestyle
Feeding the Tiny Humans of the Future: Amsterdam's Disproportionate Restaurant
A new restaurant explores the way genetically-engineered one-and-a-half foot tall humans might cook, eat, and farm.
Technology
The Mars 500 "Launches"
Back in March Cliff Kuang wrote about the Mars 500, a simulator that will put a crew of six men in a small ship replica in a warehouse on the...
Culture
Two Cameras Plus One Homemade Balloon Equals Astronomical Photo and Video
The wonderful people at Geniustown recently posted Colin Rich's incredible "Pacific II," which shows how duct-taping two used cameras to a...
Education
The Chalk Board: Space to Roam
Much is made of choosing a college based on class size or its ratio of students to faculty. We thought we'd examine something a little...
Education
This 3-D Map Will Make Teaching Astronomy a Whole Lot Cooler
It took 10 years to map our local universe out to 380 million light years, but the resulting image is amazing.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: An Online Festival of Food and Writing
Six days, 48 writers—from space archaeologists to music bloggers, plus everything in between—and one topic: what makes food so interesting?
News
Intermission: LEGO Space Shuttle
Watch footage of an adorable LEGO space shuttle climbing its way to outer space.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: Your Complete 16-Course Tasting Menu
Your handy bookmark-able guide to the all-you-can-read extravaganza of ideas, stories, opinions, and proposals that was GOOD's Food for Thinkers week.
Education
Why Schools Should Still Teach Jules Verne
It's Jules Verne's 183rd birthday and the works of the classic French author are more relevant than ever to the 21st century lives of U.S. students.
Culture
Submissions: The Next Giant Leap for Mankind
Last week, GOOD and CNN iReport put out a challenge: Illustrate humanity's next big, bordering-on-crazy idea. See the submissions.
