Solar System

Ride Along with Rhea

[/caption] Assembled from 29 raw images taken by the Cassini orbiter on Monday, April 25, this animation brings us along…

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Brush Fires Erupt at Kennedy Space Center during Endeavour’s Last Countdown

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - A large brush fire suddenly broke out this today (April 27) less than 1 mile…

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Commander Mark Kelly and STS-134 Crew Arrive at Kennedy for Endeavour’s Final Flight

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The six man crew for Shuttle Endeavour’s final flight to space arrived today (April 26)…

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Mars’ Underground Atmosphere

[/caption] Scientists have spotted an underground reservoir near Mars' south pole the size of Lake Superior… except that this lake…

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Lockheed Accelerates Orion to Achieve 2013 launch and potential 2016 Manned Lunar Flyby

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Despite utilizing just half the work force originally planned and cutting back further on the…

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More Surprises From Pluto

[/caption] Ah, Pluto. Seems every time we think we've got it figured out, it has a new surprise to throw…

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President Obama to Attend Endeavour’s Last Launch on April 29

[/caption] President Barack Obama and the entire First Family apparently plan to attend the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour,…

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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…

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NASA Selects Museums in Florida, California, New York and the Smithsonian for retiring Space Shuttles

[/caption] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden today unveiled the winners in the bidding war to become home to one of NASA’s…

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Stirring Video Tributes to Yuri Gagarin

http://youtu.be/fuxeRNtN160?hd=1 Today, April 12, is the 50th Anniversary of Earth’s first manned spaceflight by Hero Cosmonaut , Yuri Gagarin of…

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