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NanoRacks and CASIS Put Research on the Universe’s Front Porch
[/caption] The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) has opened part of the ISS exterior to research…
Letter to NASA is Common Ploy in Climate Change Denial
A group of 49 former NASA employees from Johnson Space Center have written a letter to NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden,…
Is This Proof of Life on Mars?
[/caption] The Curiosity rover is currently on its way to Mars, scheduled to make a dramatic landing within Gale Crater…
Great ISS Sightings – All Nights this Week of April 9
[/caption] Calling all Skywatching and Space Fans ! This is a great week for observing the International Space Station (ISS),…
Shuttle vs. Soyuz
[/caption] Here's an interesting illustration showing the size comparison of a Space Shuttle to a Soyuz vehicle, shared on Twitter…
Watch Mercury Get Smacked By CMEs
The bright object in the center of this video sequence is the planet Mercury, seen by NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft as…
NASA Jets Buzz The Capitol
[/caption] Earlier today, Thursday, April 5, two NASA T-38 jets passed over the Washington, DC metropolitan area, during planned training…
Dark Figures Do An Eerie Dance On The Sun
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this video on March 27 - 28 of two large areas of "dark" plasma on…
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Curiosity Halfway to Red Planet Touchdown
[/caption] As of today, NASA’s car sized Curiosity rover has reached the halfway point in her 352 million mile (567…
Hubble Gets Best Look Yet At Messier 9
[/caption] First discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, the globular cluster Messier 9 is a vast swarm of ancient stars…