Matter Anti-Matter
Welcome to Matter Anti-Matter, a site about nerd stuff. By day, I work at Kickstarter.
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For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.From the speech Nixon would have given, in the event that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became stranded on the moon. I wonder how different space exploration would be now if this had come to pass?
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Photoset reblogged from The Kickstarter Tumblr
The universe is a big place. At bookends are the Big Bang and the Heat Death of the Universe, and the rest of Time is filled in with rockets, starships, time travel, robots, and presumably more mundane things like ham sandwiches as well. Check out our latest curation, Lost in Space.
Boldly going where no man has gone before, on Kickstarter.
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Incredible video of the Southern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
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Another thing that fascinates me is life. It truly blows my mind, every single day. I find it difficult to find words to express how amazing it is that life exists, and that we’re capable of recognizing our existence. I don’t think enough people take the time to appreciate that they’re alive. Not just living, but alive. Sitting at a computer, on a chair made of the same molecules as you. Molecules, mind you, which came from the same dust cloud as the rest of the Earth. And the dust that made the Earth came from the same cloud that our galaxy formed from, and our galaxy formed from the remnants of the Big Bang along with all the other galaxies. A group of molecules journeyed from the beginning of time and space and came together to form a system containing electrical impulses of thought. That’s you and me. That’s us, a lump of dust with electricity running through it. I mean, it’s difficult to comprehend how completely random and beautiful that is. We have thoughts which allow us to build chairs and operate computers, to talk to others and think things and know the world around us. Our thoughts and memories and lives are, as Steven Moffat said, “a quirk of matter”. There’s really nothing more delicate and beautiful than that.fuckyeahspace, in answer to the question “What still mystifies you about our universe?”
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According to the NYDaily News, Sen. Chuck Schumer is “really excited” about the prospect of securing a soon-to-be-retired NASA space shuttle for the Intrepid Air and Space Museum.
If the shuttles have to be retired, then New York City seems the perfect place for a space shuttle to get maximum exposure. Just think how many kids might be inspired to become astronauts after walking through an actual space shuttle.
Now If New York gets the shuttle, the Intrepid Museum wants to build a $40 million glass enclosure around it. I don’t know about you, but I have a feeling the shuttle would be not only a huge boon to tourism, but also the filmmaking industry. Think how many zany scripts might be written, based on the remote possibility that a teenager could jumpstart the shuttle and use it to combat jewelry thieves, time travelers, or Russians. Oh, and also to impress girls. We’d have a real 80’s movie renaissance on our hands.
Adventures in Babysitting in Space. The Freeze-Dried Breakfast Club. 16 Billion Candles. Ferris Bueller’s Millenium Off…
It’s a win-win NASA!
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The International Space Station’s new Sunroom goes live! Check out the amazing 360 degree views from the space station’s new “cupola.” Jealous much?
