Solar System

Last Ever Shuttle Journeys out to the Launch Pad; Photo Gallery

[/caption]KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The last shuttle that will ever blast to space has journeyed from the cavernous Vehicle Assembly…

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Opportunity Surpasses 30 KM Driving and Snaps Skylab Crater in 3 D

[/caption] With her most recent drive of 482 feet (146.8 meters) on June 1, 2011 (Sol 2614), NASA’s Opportunity Mars…

14 years ago

Era of Space Shuttle Endeavour Ends with June 1 landing at the Kennedy Space Center

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Space Shuttle Endeavour and her six man crew landed safely today at the Kennedy Space…

14 years ago

Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth

As a part of NASA's ongoing Year of the Solar System – which is actually a single Martian year long, or…

14 years ago

Amazing Photos and Milestone Tributes Mark Last Space Shuttle Spacewalk

[/caption] Absolutely remarkable exterior panoramic photos of the ISS and tributes by Shuttle Astronauts marked two major milestones in spaceflight…

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Awesome Hi Def Launch Videos from Endeavour

http://youtu.be/bJla-JsVNpw As the shuttle era frenetically draws to a close, the launch views of the thunderous climb to orbit captured…

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Spectacular Soyuz Photo Gallery shows Unprecedented View Of Shuttle Docked at Station

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Unprecedented and spectacular photos showing a US Space Shuttle Orbiter docked to the International Space…

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Ultimate ISS + Shuttle + Earth Photo Op Coming on May 23 from Soyuz and Paolo Nespoli

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: Get ready for the ultimate photo op in space - set for the International Space Station…

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Atlantis Rolls to Vehicle Assembly Building with Final Space Shuttle Crew for July 8 Blastoff

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The end of NASA's shuttle era has begun as pre-launch preparations for the final shuttle…

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Lone Planets “More Common Than Stars”

[/caption] We happen to live in a solar system where everything seems to be tucked neatly in place. Sun, planets,…

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