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China’s Lunar Lander Spotted by Orbiting Spacecraft
Not much on the Moon escapes the eyes of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and China's Chang'e-3 lander and Yutu rover…
This Time-Lapse ISS Video Isn’t Just Another Time-Lapse ISS Video
It's actually remarkably beautiful, and well worth two minutes of your time.* Assembled from actual photographs taken by astronauts aboard…
NASA’s STEREO Spacecraft Spots Comets ISON and Encke
As comets ISON and Encke continue toward their respective rendezvous with the Sun, they have now both been captured on…
Chris Hadfield Tells Conan O’Brien What Happens to Underwear in Space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield appeared on Conan last night, and if you missed it here's a clip in which Conan…
A Mercurial Milestone: 1,000 Featured Images from MESSENGER!
It's been nearly two and a half years since the NASA-sponsored MESSENGER mission entered orbit around Mercury -- the first…
The Scariest Part of “Gravity” is the Lack Thereof
I love science fiction films and I especially love it when the "science" part leans closer to fact than fiction.…
Earth’s Highest Clouds Shine at the “Top of the Orbit”
Looking for a new desktop background? This might do nicely: a photo of noctilucent "night-shining" clouds seen above a midnight Sun…
What Happens To Your Skin in Space
The microgravity environment of the ISS poses many challenges to the human body -- some more expected than others --…
The New Trailer for “Gravity” Depicts a Dizzying Disaster… in Orbit!
If you've ever been involved in one, you know that even a minor vehicle accident is a confusing and scary…
New Desktop Image Alert: The Moon Over Earth
If you're like me, you don't change your computer's desktop background nearly often enough... especially not considering all the fantastic…