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NASA Completes Welding on Lunar Orion EM-1 Pressure Vessel Launching in 2018
In a major step towards flight, engineers at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have finished welding together the…
How Long Does It Take To Get To The Moon?
When space tourism gets underway, companies will have many options for getting people to and from the Moon, some faster…
Earthrise Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
It’s been 47 years since Apollo 8 captured the famous Earthrise photo. Now the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s version is out.…
Astro-Challenge: Watch the Moon Occult Venus in the Daytime
The year 2015 saved one of the best astronomical events for last, as the waning crescent Moon occults (passes in…
Hayabusa 2 to Flyby the Earth Tomorrow
A space-faring friend pays our fair planet a visit this week on the morning of December 3rd, as the Japanese…
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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…