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Fifth Moon Found Around Pluto
This just in! Astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a new moon around distant Pluto, bringing the…
Gallery: Discovery Leaves Kennedy Space Center for the Final Time
[/caption] It's the end of an era. For 29 years space shuttle Discovery has been leaving Kennedy Space Center on…
Who Discovered Mercury?
[/caption] Mercury is one of the 5 planets visible with the unaided eye. Even thousands of years ago, ancient astronomers…
New Comet Discovered by Amateur Astronomer
[/caption] "Friday, February 10th 2012 just felt like the perfect night for a comet to be discovered by an amateur…
Finding Phobos: Discovery of a Martian Moon
If someone were to ask you when fear was first discovered, you could tell them August 11, 1877. That's when,…
Shuttle Discovery Rolls Back to Vehicle Assembly Building
[/caption] Overnight, space shuttle discovery left launch pad 39A and was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. There, engineers…
Soyuz Launches; Discovery’s Final Payload Delivered to Launch Pad
[/caption] October 7 was a busy day in spaceflight, as a Soyuz launched 2 cosmonauts and 1 astronaut to the…
The final rollover for Discovery – SpacePod 2010.09.13
While rollover actually happened on September 9th, I thought it may be fitting to post our rollover/tribute video to Discovery.…
Stunning Look at ISS and Docked Disovery — From the Ground!
[/caption] This has to be one of the clearest close-up shots of the International Space Station ever taken from the…
Double Spaceship Sighting Alert!
Since this perhaps the fourth-to-the-last space shuttle flight, right now is a great opportunity to see the marvelous sights of…