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Discovery Enters Eternal Smithsonian Home as Historic Relic
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery, the longest serving and most flown spaceship in human history, entered her eternal home today, Thursday,…
Features on Mars Erased From Existence
[/caption] More proof that Mars is an ever-changing world: In 2010, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera spotted evidence that…
NASA Wants Your Help in Finding Asteroids
[/caption] If you are an amateur astronomer who likes a challenge, NASA has a new project and is looking for…
Watch it Rain on the Sun
The big solar flare and coronal mass ejection earlier this week created an unusual event on the Sun: it rained.…
JUICE to Jupiter Could Be ESA’s Next Major Science Mission
[/caption] The Science Programme Committee of the European Space Agency has recommended that the next major space mission for ESA…
Discovery Does Dulles & DC
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery took off from Florida on her final mission today atop a modified Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet,…
Discovery Poised for Final Takeoff on April 17
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery is poised for her final takeoff, bolted firmly on top of the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier…
The Sun Spits Out a Coronal Mass Ejection
Ever squirted water out of your mouth when playing in a swimming pool or lake? This Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)…
The Heavens are Ablaze With Blazars
[/caption] From a JPL press release: Astronomers are actively hunting a class of supermassive black holes throughout the universe called…