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NASA Cubesat Takes a Picture of the Earth and Moon

18 May , 2018 by Matt Williams

NASA’s MarCO Cubesats, which are currently on their way to Mars with the InSight Lander, recently snapped a “pale blue dot” photo of Earth and the Moon.

JunoCam took this image during its eleventh close flyby of Jupiter on February 7, 2018. Image credit: NASA / JPL / SwRI / MSSS / David Marriott.

Jupiter and Venus Change Earth’s Orbit Every 405,000 Years

10 May , 2018 by Matt Williams

According to a new study by a team of Earth scientists and geologist, the way Venus and Jupiter affect Earth’s orbit is the most predictable and stable indicator of periodic changes in our climate.

Did You Know the Earth Has a Second Magnetic Field? Its Oceans

21 Apr , 2018 by Matt Williams

The ESA’s Swarm satellites recently began monitoring Earth’s oceans to determine how they contribute to Earth’s magnetic field

The Aurora Station Will be the First Luxury Hotel in Space

17 Apr , 2018 by Evan Gough

Aurora Station will be the first luxury hotel in space. The station will be open for business in 2022.

About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere

26 Mar , 2018 by Matt Williams

According to a new study by an international team of scientists, oxygen was introduced rather rapidly to Earth’s atmosphere over 2 billion years ago

Bacteria Surviving On Musk’s Tesla Are Either A Bio-threat Or A Backup Copy Of Life On Earth

28 Feb , 2018 by Evan Gough

Is Musk’s Tesla Roadster in space a biological threat to life on other worlds, a back-up for life on Earth, or a harmless bauble?

The Ozone Hole is Definitely Recovering

10 Jan , 2018 by Matt Williams

According to recent study by a team of NASA scientists, ozone depletion around the south pole has decreased by 20 percent in the past 12 years.

Just a Billion Years After the Earth Formed, Life had Already Figured out Plenty of Tricks

22 Dec , 2017 by Matt Williams

According to a recent study, multi-celled lifeforms lived on Earth as early as 3.5 billion years ago – a good indication that life exists elsewhere in the Universe.

SpaceX Resuming Launches from Damaged Pad 40 on Dec. 4 with Station Resupply Flight for NASA; Covert Zuma Remains on Hold

21 Nov , 2017 by Ken Kremer

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – After postponing last week’s liftoff of the covert ‘Zuma’ spy satellite due to last minute concerns about the reliability of the payload fairing encapsulating it while poised for liftoff at KSC pad 39, SpaceX is set to at last resume launches from their previously damaged and now repaired Cape Canaveral pad 40 with a cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) on Dec 4.

Station Astronauts Unload Cygnus Science; Antares Launch Gallery

18 Nov , 2017 by Ken Kremer

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA – Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are now busily unloading nearly four tons of science experiments, research gear, station equipment and crew supplies – following the spectacular launch of the Orbital ATK Antares rocket earlier this week on Sunday Nov. 12 from Virginia’s eastern shore that propelled the Cygnus cargo freighter to an on time arrival two days later on Tuesday Nov. 14.

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