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Bill Nelson Now Back to Talking About Space Stuff: Wants NASA to Catch Asteroids

Florida Senator Bill Nelson finally got around to supporting gay marriage last night by penning a brief, sort-of-uncomfortable editorial for The Tampa Bay Times. Don't expect him to talk much more about it, though, because today he's gone back to talking about one of his favorite subjects: space shi ... More >>

Apocalypse Gift Guide: Zombie Jerky, Brain Eater's Bible and More

According to some interpretations of the ancient Mayan calendar, the world will end today, December 21, 2012 (this is, of course, despite the fact that everyone -- including NASA -- has said otherwise).Even if you believe such things, it's uncertain whether our world and everything on it will just s ... More >>

NASA Mars Mission Menu: Sushi, Vegan Pizza (Video)

Now that the wily scientists at NASA are no longer busy launching shuttle missions, they have time to focus on their inner foodie. At Houston headquarters, they are in the early stages of planning a menu for a team of six to eight astronauts for a planned mission to Mars some time in the 2030s. A ma ... More >>

NASA: Planetary Scientist Coordinates National Bake Sale, Car Wash for Struggling Agency

The Great Recession has NASA grounded. It's so bad that they are letting private companies in on the space exploration game. But maybe the National Aeronautics and Space Administration can be helped with a couple of old school tricks: a car wash and a bake sale. On June 9, several universities -- in ... More >>

"Indestructible" Sandwiches and 7-Year Old Pork Chops: New Preservation Techniques

​Spam is the gold standard for food imperishability. The expiration date on cans says two years, but Phil Minerich, vice president of research at Hormel, claims they write that "To help the customer move it through. We don't want it to be sitting on the shelf for 12, 15 years."The canned meat prod ... More >>

Digable Planets' Doodlebug at the Loft at Grand Central September 23

Digable Planets' Doodlebug Dropping Futuristic Sci-Fi at Grand Central September 23

​Listen up, heads. It's time to slip into those spacesuits, pack a NASA lunch, and trip beatifically across the cosmos. Right now, Cee Know the Doodlebug of legendary intergalactic rap crew Digable Planets is hurtling toward Miami aboard his own personal flying saucer for an exclusive, zero-gr ... More >>

The South Florida Tea Party Goes to Space (But, Alas, Not Literally)

TEA in Space's logo.​Have you ever listened to Tim McGraw... in zero gravity? The Tea Party -- those jolly maniacs who use this communist, liberal, Rosie O'Donnell-edited rag to line their iguana solariums -- has already conquered 'Merica. Evidence: You recognize the name Todd Palin. Next st ... More >>

Shrimp, Tang and Urine: Ten Crazy Astronaut Food Facts (video)

Astronauts chowing down at zero gravity​According to NASA, the last Space Shuttle Launch of STS-135 will take place at 11:26 a.m. this morning (be sure to put on the TV).  Just as space flight has evolved, so has the Astronaut's diet of what used to be Tang and tubes of ham salad and c ... More >>

Video: The Last Space Shuttle Launch From Florida Ever

​Florida is no longer the preeminent launch pad to the stars. Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off into space from the Kennedy Space Center today for the final time, marking the end of NASA's historic space shuttle program. The event leaves both the future of American space explo ... More >>

Former Astronaut Sued for Trying to Sell Stolen Space Camera

​Oh sure, we've all swiped a thing or two from the office, but taking a few items from the supply closet at NASA is a far more serious offense than taking home a few pens and sticky notes.Former astronaut Edgar Mitchell is being sued in a Miami Federal court for trying to auction off a camera used ... More >>

Space Miami: Video Tour of the Everglades' Abandoned Rocket Factory

​Back in 1963 Aerojet competed to build the first rockets that would propel a man to the moon, and they planned to build them in a plant out in rural Southwest Miami-Dade near the Everglades. Aerojet eventually failed to win the NASA contract, and the plant was abandoned, but still stands today. D ... More >>

Top 5 Ways Restaurants Can Make a Bad First Impression

​Some of the worst mistakes restaurants can make occur at the beginning of the dining experience or before you sit down. Many have to do with hosts and hostesses, but they are usually just  messengers delivering the repercussive news of bad management decisions.1. When you're making a reserva ... More >>

Supermoon Rising: This Week's Five Signs of the Apocalypse

​In ancient Greek, apocalypse translates as "a revelation." So what could possibly be more apocalyptic than the giant freaking orange moon due to pop up tomorrow night? After all, it's the biggest and closest it's been in nearly two decades. FYI: the "extreme supermoon" is also predicted to (1) ma ... More >>

Cocaine Found at Kennedy Space Center, Again

​Aside from David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, cocaine and space exploration really aren't supposed to mix. Could you imagine what Neil Armstrong's famous quote would have been if he was high during his one small step on the moon? "That's one small step... holy crap, dude, I'm on the moon; I feel f ... More >>

Junior Sanchez Talks New Albums and Pop Projects

​World-renowned DJ-producer Junior Sanchez hardly needs an introduction. Like his homies Erick Morillo and Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, Sanchez was bred in New Jersey's seminal '90s Latin house scene. He would cut his teeth spinning at legendary NYC hotspots like Limelight and the Shelter. As a me ... More >>

Run for the Border

Home Movies from Space: The Do-It-Yourself Unmanned Space Craft

NASA Goddard Photo and Video via FlickrDoes the name Wayne Szalinski ring a bell? He was a quirky scientist/inventor from the suburbs simply trying to wow the scientific community when he accidentally shrunk his kids with a state-of-the-art electro-magnetic shrink ray.None of that happened in rea ... More >>

Flying in the Face of Lord Kelvin

L.A. Riots

L.A. Riots Return to the Vagabond This Friday Night

via myspace.com/lariotsofficial​As electro-blog-house-whatever's star dims, the great one-track wonders of 2008 or so are slowly disappearing. (What, for example, happened to all those chainsaw-bassline-wielding people from L.A. who buzz-bombed every IHeartComix compilation?) Still, when any trend ... More >>

Hack Pack

The biggest identity theft case ever. Right here in Miami.

Governor Crist Declares State of Emergency in Miami-Dade Due to Oil Threat

NASAA satellite view of the oil spill taken by NASA​On news that some oil had begun leaking into the Loop Current, Governor Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency for Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Collier, Lee, Charlotte and Monroe counties. A state of emergency had already been decla ... More >>

Obama Predicts that Men Will Land on Mars Within the Next Few Decades

​It wasn't quite as ambitious of a declaration of President John F. Kennedy promising to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, but yesterday President Obama predicted that astronauts will land on Mars within his lifetime."We'll start by sending astronauts to an asteroid for the ... More >>

Cocaine Found in NASA Space Shuttle Hangar

​Who's ready for liftoff? Apparently one NASA employee in Cape Canaveral, because a dime bag of cocaine was found inside the hangar housing the space shuttle Discovery.Drugs and space travel haven't been this connected since David Bowie's Space Oddity, but it seems there's an actual "junkie, ... More >>

Paint It Black

Both quotidian and esoteric, a diverse exhibit might leave Edge Zones in the red.

News Roundup

The ground for the Marlins' new stadium was broken. [AP]Meanwhile, Jackson Healthy System is bleeding money with a broken financial support system. [Herald]Meet Randy Young, landlord king of the sex offenders. [NBCMiami]The teenage son of a Miami district fire chief drowned in a central Florida lake ... More >>

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Chafing Dishes

DJ DB

The Secret Art of Science 2 (Koch Records)

Rocket Men

Reliving the glory of America's giant leap for mankind

We Hear the Train A-Coming

All aboard Gold Coast’s anniversary ride

Flapjack Flip-Off VII: Bananarama!

Who will claim the throne of the pancake purveyors?

Peru Peru

Salmon Salmon has spawned quite a following

The Frost Gets Crafty

Swampy Guns

Cluckin' Good Time

Night&Day

Rings of Desire

Radical Populist

After a year with NASA, Laurie Anderson touches down in Miami

Deep Space

Laurie Anderson is no astronaut, but a performance artist who wants to take her audience to the moon

The Bleeding Edge

A decade ago, Vertigo started a revolution by making comics for adults

In Clubland

Elaine at Level and DJ DB at Mission

Letters

The Hoagland Files

To Richard Hoagland the Miami Circle ain't just rocks; it's part of a great extraterrestrial drama

News of the Weird

News of the Weird

Chip Off the Old Rock

News of the Weird

Bent Out of Shape

The Space Shuttle Is Still a Death Machine, Warns Engineer Ali AbuTaha