So... I've gone ahead and found something  to waste those precious minutes at work for you! It's been a buzz with excitement for days now, but was held back due to a couple of glitches in the matrix. Above is an HD live stream of Earth from NASA's International Space Station!

You already know the UStream thing, because we use it here at The Hawk to stream our live events. Lucky for all of us this experiment is bringing us the beautiful images because NASA is trying to figure out how to make cameras that can survive in extreme radiation. These may die at any time, as they are being bombarded with obscene radiation from space as you read this.

Now let me take a second to make your mind go BOOM! The cameras were made and are being maintained by... HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS across the United States!

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