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Heat Protecting Back Shell Tiles Installed on NASA’s Orion EFT-1 Spacecraft Set for Dec. 2014 Launch
Fabrication of the pathfinding version of NASA’s Orion crew capsule slated for its inaugural unmanned test flight in December is…
Radio Telescopes Resolve Pleiades Distance Debate
Fall will soon be at our doorstep. But before the leaves change colors and the smell of pumpkin fills our…
Enjoy This Eye-Meltingly Awesome Photo of Our Sun
Here's yet another glorious photo of our home star, captured and processed by New York artist and photographer Alan Friedman on…
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US Heavy Lift Mars Rocket Passes Key Review and NASA Sets 2018 Maiden Launch Date
Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. SLS will be the most powerful rocket…
Observing Neptune: A Guide to the 2014 Opposition Season
Never seen Neptune? Now is a good time to try, as the outermost ice giant world reaches opposition this weekend…
Astronomers Spot Pebble-Size Dust Grains in the Orion Nebula
Stars and planets form out of vast clouds of dust and gas. Small pockets in these clouds collapse under the…
What Time is It in the Universe?
Check your watch, what time is it? But wait, you've actually been moving and accelerating, and according to Einstein, everything's…
First Glimpse of a Young Galactic Core Forming in the Early Universe
Astronomers have spotted, for the first time, a dense galactic core blazing with the light of millions of newborn stars…
What Lit up the Universe? Astronomers May be on the Brink of an Answer
Most scientists can see, hear, smell, touch or even taste their research. But astronomers can only study light — photons…
Fingerprint From a First-Generation Star?
The young universe was composed of a pristine mix of hydrogen, helium, and a tiny trace of lithium. But after…