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Orion Gets Beefed Up, Silver-Metallic Thermal Protection Coating for Next Flight on EM-1
In the wake of NASA’s supremely successful inaugural test flight of the Orion deep space capsule on the EFT-1 mission…
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Sweet Sights for November Nights
Clear night ahead? Let's see what's up. We'll start close to home with the Moon, zoom out to lonely Fomalhaut 25 light…
The Moon Greets the Planets in the November Dawn
So, did this past weekend’s shift back to Standard Time for most of North America throw you for a loop?…
Artificial Object in Trans-lunar Orbit to Impact Earth on November 13
Get ready for a man-made fireball. A object discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on Oct 3rd temporarily designated WT1190F is…
A Halloween Season ‘Taurid Meteor Swarm’ on Tap for 2015?
Asteroid 2015 TB145 isn’t the only cosmic visitor paying our planet a trick-or-treat visit over the coming week. With any…
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Boulder Extraction and Robotic Arm Mechanisms For NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission Start Rigorous Testing at NASA Goddard
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - Rigorous testing has begun on the advanced robotic arm and boulder extraction mechanisms…
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NASA’s Space Launch System Passes Critical Design Review, Drops Saturn V Color Motif
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) blasts off from launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in this artist rendering…
Can Lunar Earthshine Reveal Ashen Light on Venus?
A recent celestial event provided a fascinating look at a long-standing astronomical mystery. Is the ‘ashen light of Venus’ a…
Is This Month’s Jupiter-Venus Pair Really a Star of Bethlehem Stand In?
Eclipse tetrads of doom. Mars, now bigger than the Full Moon each August. The killer asteroid of the month that…
Watch Lenticular Clouds Form in the Moonlight
Clouds and moonlight are usually the bane of astronomers and astrophotographers. But on a recent evening at Mount Shasta in…