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Discovery Docks at Space Station on Historic Final Voyage with First Human-Robot Crew
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery linked up to the International Space Station (ISS) today, Feb. 26, on her historic final voyage…
Discovery and Robonaut Unveiled for February 24 Blast Off
[/caption]Space Shuttle Discovery is unveiled for blastoff at 4:50 p.m. today, Feb. 24 from launch Pad 39 A at the…
Sounds of Comet Tempel 1 smashing into Stardust-NExT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5b9qL-T-3s As Stardust-Next was racing past Comet Tempel at 9.8 km/sec, or 24,000 MPH, it encountered a hail of bullet…
Close Look at Cas A Reveals Bizarre ‘Superfluid’
[/caption] NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered the first direct evidence for a superfluid, a bizarre, friction-free state of matter, at the…
‘Climate Change Satellite’ Gets its Day in the Sun — Finally
[/caption] NASA is launching an Earth-orbiting satellite called Glory tomorrow that will tackle a highly charged question: How much can…
Movies of Comet Tempel 1 Encounter by Stardust-NExT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmvm7cvaiKY&feature=related Want to know what it feels like at close range to ride on a spaceship past a zooming comet…
Discovery’s final crew arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – Arriving in their trademark T-38 Talon jets, the crew that will fly the last mission of…
Spectacular ATV Kepler Launch Photo Captured from Orbiting ISS
[/caption] Have you ever seen a space launch from orbit ? Check out the spectacular launch photo (above) of the…
NASA Weighs Risks of Unique Photo-Op at Space Station
[/caption] If all goes well and space shuttle Discovery arrives at the International Space Station the end of February, there…
Sun Erupts with Enormous X2 Solar Flare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ZiLl8hMBs Just in time for Valentine’s Day, [and the Stardust flyby of Comet Tempel 1] the Sun erupted with a…