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Stunning Movie Shows What Earth Looks Like to an Incoming Spacecraft
When NASA's Juno spacecraft flew past Earth in October of this year, it focused some of its cameras on the…
How People from Earth said “Hi” to a Passing Spacecraft
Um, something in my eye. This wonderful video details a what took place when the Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft swung past…
And the Coldest Place on Earth Is …
What is the coldest place on Earth? Scientists say it’s a place so cold that ordinary mercury or alcohol thermometers…
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Heat Shield for 2014 Orion Test Flight Arrives at Kennedy Aboard NASA’s Super Guppy
Orion EFT-1 heat shield is off loaded from NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft after transport from Manchester, N.H., and arrival at…
China’s Maiden Moon Rover Mission Chang’e 3 Achieves Lunar Orbit
China’s maiden moon landing probe successfully entered lunar orbit on Friday, Dec. 6, following Sunday’s (Dec. 1) spectacular blastoff -…
Speedy Particles Whip At Nearly The Speed Of Light In Earth’s Radiation Belts
The radiation-heavy Van Allen Belts around Earth contain particles that can move at almost the speed of light across vast…
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…
Awesome ‘Sideways’ View from Space of the Erupting Kliuchevskoi Volcano
We've seen some great views from space of erupting volcanoes, like Pavlov, Shiveluch, and Nabro. While most of the views…
Spectacular Liftoff Thrusts China’s First Rover ‘Yutu’ to the Moon
Liftoff of China’s first ever lunar rover on Dec. 2 local Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…
Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…