Along with looking into the mystifying world of science, picking up a freeze-dried astronaut ice cream sandwich is one of our favorite parts of a visit to a space or science museum. Engineer Ben Krasnow also loved those strange pieces of sweets as a kid, so much that he naturally decided to re-create the food himself in his home workshop. Now Ben's methodology, as seen in the video below, is not Read more

Ready for a new career with an office view seen by few humans? Start knocking on NASA's door, as the space agency posted an open call for applications looking for the next wave of astronauts to support the International Space Station and future deep space missions. Of course, not just anyone can be an astronaut, only 330 people have been selected as NASA astronauts since the first team in 1959 Read more

Famous for its five-word acceptance speeches, last night's Webby Awards honored Steve Jobs in its perfectly succinct fashion. Actors John Hodgman and Justin Long — of the PC and Mac commercials — took the stage, along with Richard Dreyfuss — narrator of the "Here's to the crazy ones . . . " "Think Different" Apple ad — to introduce the video of Hollywood heavyweights, politicians, and Read more

If something feels off at the office, you may want to brace yourself for the worst. Wise Bread shares signs to look for when a pink slip is coming. There are two types of employees. One has a good idea of what they do, who they are, and what position they play in the company. They are savvy. They know the score. They are under no delusions, and will no doubt leave for another job long before Read more

An annual star event, called the Lyrids meteor shower will be lighting up the sky late tonight and early Sunday morning. The light show kicks off in the Northeastern sky at midnight local time, but even if your sky is overcast, NASA will have you covered — it will be broadcasting the sky from a network of Earth-bound cameras, will have a camera aboard a student-launched weather balloon, and the Read more

The flying car is finally here! Well, almost. Though it doesn't look like The Jetsons' floating bubble or Marty McFly's Delorean, the Terrafugia Transition is street legal and can be preordered for the low price of $279,000. That's more than a space flight aboard the Virgin Galactic, but at least you'll be able to drive it (and pilot it!) again and again. Requirements for piloting are pretty Read more

After the conclusion of space shuttle Atlantis's final mission, NASA will roll the shuttle fleet into retirement, also grounding US-backed human space travel for the foreseeable future. Since the US does not have a ready replacement to send crews into space, US astronauts en route to the International Space Station will have to find transportation via Russian Soyuz space flights, which can cost Read more