In honor of the 50th Anniversary of NASA I give you the Top 10 Space Movies. Also, in support of NASA, takepart to learn more about the global warming work their Goddard Center for Space Studies is working on.

And of course, let me know what space movies I missed and why you love them - I know there are tons -

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10) In the Shadow of the Moon - A meditation on being an astronaut and the time surrounding the first visit to the moon, this is a documentary not to be missed for any space lover.

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

TakePart Gang:

Sudan Leader Charged with Genocide: What Are the Reactions? by Wendy Cohen

Inconvenient Truth of the Day: Al Gore Speaks on Climate Change by Joshua Tremblay

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Nicole Hughes:

“Farms in the Sky” a Solution to Global Food Crisis?

Wal-Mart Launches Eco-Bling Project

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Andy Kondrat:

NYC To Bring in 300 Hybrid Taxis Per Month

Coolio To Educate Students On Climate Change

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Jon Popham:

Pickens’ Plan for Energy Independence

On “Rent” Closing, the East Village, and Gentrification

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Gina Telaroli:

Batman Morals: Top 5 Lessons from the Capped Crusader’s Films

Emmy Nominations Kick “The Wire” to the Curb

The Dark Knight is finally here! I’ve been waiting for this film ever since the ridiculous sequel indicator at the end of Batman Begins. The cast is full of some of my favorite people, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy and of course Heath Ledger. And of course Batman has always been one of the more interesting and dark comic book heroes and ever since Tim Burton transported that darkness onto the big screen (back in 1989!) we’ve all been watching Batman evolve on the silver screen.

Below are 5 Worldly Lessons From Batman Films - so go see The Dark Knight and take notice to the darkness in humanity that Batman is always trying to fight - and do the same!

1) Do something! Batman becomes who he is because he doesn’t like the world around him and he wants to change it. So if anything Batman should inspire us to do the same, maybe not in costume (but maybe in if you prefer) but do something nonetheless. Making the world a better place is no joke!

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Social Action + Cinema Videos of the Day:

1) Unleash the Future - Solar Energy

For the Cinema YouTube Video of the Day, Click here >>>

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