NASA publishes a weekly online newsletter of fun, space-related science news and experiments — it’s intended for students, but they’re fun for (geeky) adults, too. Cool Quicktime movies of each experiment, and you can listen to the entire story via streaming or downloadable MP3 files. This week’s edition profiles some crazy experiments on the ISS involving how thin films and liquid bubbles act in zero gravity. Above: ISS crew member Don Pettit fills a zero-g “beaker” — a plastic bag. “This baggie makes a nice beaker for use in zero-gravity,” he explains. “It’s a real handy way to handle a open container of water.” Link, Discuss
