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Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Seen From Space
[/caption] Taken by NASA astronaut and Expedition 27 flight engineer Ron Garan, this image shows the Petermann Ice Island (PII-A)…
June 21 ATV Re-Entry: A Man-Made Fireball In The Sky
[/caption] The Johannes Kepler ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) has undocked from the International Space station and will re- enter Earth’s…
The longest day – Summer Solstice 21st June 2011
[/caption] June 21st, 2011 is Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year. This is the time when the…
How Space Flight Keeps Us ‘Closer and Safer’
The Coalition for Space Exploration, a collective of many prominent, established aerospace firms has released the second part of its…
Coming Soon – Night Shining Noctilucent Clouds
[/caption] Soon you may see an eerie spectacle on clear summer nights if you are located at latitudes between 50°…
Alan Shepard and MESSENGER Stamps Unveiled at Kennedy Space Center Ceremony
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - 50 Years ago this week, Alan B. Shepard became the first American to be launched…
GOCE Data Close Up: Around the World in Lumpy, Geoidy 3-D
[/caption] Grab your red/cyan 3-D glasses and take a look at these marvelous new anaglyphs created by Nathanial Burton-Bradford from…
Yuri Gagarin From the Earth to Mars Tribute
[/caption] 50 Years ago, the dream of human spaceflight opened with the courageous blastoff of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin inside the…
Arctic Ozone Levels Reach All-Time Low
In the past, massive ozone loss over Antarctica has grabbed the headlines. But this year, measurements by several different sources…
New Results from GOCE: Earth is a Rotating Potato
Although they aren't particularly fond of the comparison, scientists from the GOCE satellite team had to admit that new data…