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Incredible Solar Eclipse Images From Our Readers

21 Aug , 2017 by

Holy moly, that was awesome! Incredible, fantastic, amazing…there just aren’t the words to describe what it is like to experience totality. While I’m trying to come down to Earth and figure out how to explain how wonderful this was, enjoy the beautiful images captured by our readers from across the US and those from across […]

New Study Says that Martian Weather May Get Snowy Overnight

21 Aug , 2017 by

A new study by a team of American and French researchers indicates that Mars experiences evening snowstorms, similar to “microburst” storms here on Earth.

NASA Live-Broadcasting 2017 Solar Eclipse!

21 Aug , 2017 by Video

NASA will be live-streaming their coverage of the 2017 Solar Eclipse today (August 21st, 2017) as it makes its way across the continental US

NASA Completes Critical Space Communications Network with Spectacular Launch of Final TDRS Science Relay Satellite

18 Aug , 2017 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Today marked the end of an era for NASA as the last of the agency’s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TRDS) that transmit the critical science data and communications for the Hubble Space Telescope and human spaceflight missions to the International Space Station, successfully rocketed to orbit this morning, Fri. Aug 18 from the Florida Space Coast.

Large Near-Earth Asteroid Will Pass Earth by This September

18 Aug , 2017 by

According to NASA, the large Near-Earth Asteroid known as Florence will pass harmlessly past Earth this coming September

Another Nearby Red Dwarf Star System, Another Possible Exoplanet Discovered!

18 Aug , 2017 by

A new study from the University of Texas Arlington has indicated that the Gliese 832 system (located just 16 light-years away) may have a third exoplanet

NASA’s Tracking Data Relay Satellite-M Vital for Science Relay Poised for Liftoff Aug. 18 – Watch Live

17 Aug , 2017 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The last of NASA’s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TRDS) that looks like a giant alien fish or cocooned creature but actually plays an absolutely vital role in relaying critical science measurements, research data and tracking observations gathered by the International Space Station (ISS), Hubble and a plethora of Earth science missions is poised for blastoff Friday, Aug. 18, morning from the Florida Space Coast.

NASA Plans to Send CubeSat To Venus to Unlock Atmospheric Mystery

17 Aug , 2017 by

As part of its Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies program, NASA has selected a CubeSat mission to study Venus’ atmosphere.

Gravitational Lensing Provides Rare Glimpse Into Interiors of Black Holes

17 Aug , 2017 by

An international team of scientists relied on a new kind of gravitational lensing to conduct a detailed study of a distant supermassive black hole.
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Prelude to Totality: A Final Look at the Total Solar Eclipse

17 Aug , 2017 by

It’s hard to believe: we’re now just one short weekend away from the big ticket astronomical event for 2017, as a total solar eclipse is set to cross over the contiguous United States on Monday, August 21st.

Celestial mechanics is a sure thing in this Universe, a certainty along with death and taxes that you can bet on. There are a few key question marks come eclipse day, however, something that we can only speak with a few intelligent assumptions out 72 hours out.

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