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SpaceX Dragon Spies Earth

[/caption] All systems are functioning nominally aboard the Earth orbiting Dragon cargo carrier launched yesterday, May 22, atop the SpaceX…

13 years ago

On The Hunt For High-Altitude Microorganisms

[/caption] The United States Rocket Academy has announced an open call for entries in its High Altitude Astrobiology Challenge, a…

13 years ago

Watch How Life Recovers from Devastation

If a portion of Earth underwent a major cataclysm, how long would it take for life to recover? The 1980…

13 years ago

Stunning Timelapse of Planet Earth from Elektro-L

We've shared the images and a previous timelapse of Earth's northern hemisphere, but now here's a breath-taking timelapse of the…

13 years ago

Is Earth Alive? Scientists Seek Sulfur For An Answer

[/caption] Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered a way to identify and track sulfuric compounds in Earth's marine…

13 years ago

The End Of Envisat

[/caption] Well, it's official. After ten years of groundbreaking observation of our planet, ESA has declared the end of the…

13 years ago

From Russia With Love: A Singularly Stunning Image of Earth

[/caption] Unlike most satellite images of Earth, this one was not assembled from multiple swath scans or digitally projected onto…

13 years ago

Earth Has Less Water Than You Think

[/caption] If you were to take all of the water on Earth -- all of the fresh water, sea water,…

13 years ago

The View From Freedom 7

51 years ago today, on May 5, 1961, NASA launched the Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket carrying Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard…

13 years ago

Will This Be The Fate Of The Earth?

[/caption] Astronomers have found four nearby white dwarf stars surrounded by disks of material that could be the remains of…

13 years ago