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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…
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NASA’s Orion Deep Space Capsule Completes Most Complex Parachute Test Ahead of Maiden Launch
A test version of NASA’s Orion deep space capsule has completed its most complex and last full flight-like parachute drop…
Zoom Around Curiosity’s View on Mars with a New Interactive Panorama
Mars Panorama - Curiosity rover: Martian solar day 647 in out-of-this-world Here's the latest interactive panorama via panoramacist Andrew Bodrov…
What are Those Colorful, Crazy Clouds in the Sky??
My Twitter feed exploded on June 25 with reports of colorful, crazy-looking clouds, sundogs, Sun halos and more. The above…
Support a Good Cause To Win a Trip To Space
Well, technically not space*, but suborbital, and that'd still be way cool! And what's even cooler is that you can enter…
Has the Cosmology Standard Model become a Rube Goldberg Device?
This week at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in the UK, physicists are challenging the evidence for the…
Why is Everything Spherical?
Have you ever noticed that everything in space is a sphere? The Sun, the Earth, the Moon and the other…
Nature & Man in One Astrophoto: Iridium Flare, Milky Way, Clouds and Light Pollution
Ever seen a flash in the night sky and wondered if you were seeing things? Iridium flares are often mistaken…
Ceres and Vesta Converge in the Sky on July 5: How to See It
I bet you've forgotten. I almost did. In April, we reported that Ceres and Vesta, the largest and brightest asteroids respectively,…
Superluminous Supernova Puzzles Astronomers
Supernovae are surprisingly dependable. These brilliant and powerful explosions that mark the end of massive stars’ lives tend to shine…