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‘Will We Soon Find Ourselves Back In The Stone Age?’ Why Swarm Is Watching Our Magnetic Field
A satellite triplet was born last week. The European Space Agency's Swarm constellation flew into space on Friday (Nov. 22)…
Speedy Science: Here’s Four Years Of Herschel Telescope Work In A Short Video
In just one minute, you can watch the Herschel space telescope painting the sky blue, green and yellow! The colors…
A Cosmic Intruder Grabbed Hot Gas From This Galaxy Group
So galaxy group NGC 5044 was just sitting quietly by itself a few million years ago when galaxy NGC 5054 decided…
Can The International Space Station Fit Bigger Astronaut Crews?
Things are a little more crowded than usual in the International Space Station. For a few days, nine astronauts and…
Here’s What A Spacecraft Looks Like Burning Up (Plus Correction of Past Article)
Flame and fireworks. That's what the Automated Transfer Vehicle Albert Einstein appeared to astronauts to be like as it made…
A Hybrid Solar Eclipse Seen From Earth… and Space
The final eclipse for 2013 was a grand event, witnessed across the Atlantic and the heart of Africa this past…
Samples From Mars Could Hitch A Ride To Earth In This Box
Could this be as surprising as Forrest Gump's box of chocolates? What you're looking at here is a container that…
Planck Enters Retirement Shortly; This Picture Shows Just Some Of Its Views
With two days left before Planck switches off forever, the European Space Agency re-posted this beautiful image the telescope recently…
These Antarctic Research Photos Look Like Exploration on Another Planet
Some day, human explorers will land a spacecraft on the surface of Europa, Enceladus, Titan, or some other icy world…
Awesome Photo: Aurora, Airglow, City Lights and Shining Stars
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano shares a lot of fantastic photos taken from his privileged position 260 miles up aboard the…