Awesome Aurora Vine Video from the Space Station
Here's the latest Vine video from astronaut Reid Wiseman on board the International Space Station, showing the Aurora Borealis shimmering…
Astronauts Say Happy Canada Day!
On 1 July, Canadians celebrate Canada Day, which honors the day the nation was officially born when the Constitution Act…
Trekking Mars – Curiosity Roves Outside Landing Ellipse!
Trekking Mars - NASA’s intrepid robot Curiosity is roving rapidly across the sandy ripples of the Red Planet in her…
How to See Pluto at Opposition as New Horizons Crosses the One Year Out Mark
Are you ready for 2015? On July 14th, 2015 — just a little over a year from now — NASA’s…
Astronauts Shave Their Heads Bald After U.S. Loses FIFA Match To Germany
Lose a soccer game and lose your hair. That's apparently the deal that American astronauts made on the International Space…
Rosetta’s Comet Already Sweating The Small Stuff, Far From The Sun
Feeling thirsty? If you could somehow capture the water vapor from Rosetta's comet, you would have the equivalent of two…
NASA Deems Flying Saucer Test A Success Despite Failed Parachute
Although the parachute didn't pop out during a flight test this weekend of NASA's flying-saucer shaped prototype spacecraft for future…
How Can We Move the Earth?
Sooner or later we're going to want to move the Earth further away from the Sun. It turns out, there…
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NASA Set to Launch OCO-2 Observatory on July 1 – Sniffer of Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) at the Launch Pad This black-and-white infrared view shows the launch gantry, surrounding the United…