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SpaceX Launching NASA Jason-3 Ocean Surveillance Satellite Jan. 17; with Barge Rocket Landing – Watch Live
The joint NASA-European ocean surveillance satellite named Jason-3 is poised for blastoff from SpaceX’s California launch pad on Sunday, Jan.…
Who Was Democritus?
As the philosopher Nietzsche famously said "He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and…
What are the Earth’s Layers?
There is more to the Earth than what we can see on the surface. In fact, if you were able…
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See EPIC Views of Rotating Earth Daily from NASA’s New DSCOVR Observatory Website
At long last, beautiful new high resolution views of the rotating Earth can be seen daily by everyone at a…
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Space Weather Storm Monitoring Satellite Blasts off for Deep Space on SpaceX Rocket
After a 17 year long wait, a new American mission to monitor intense solar storms and warn of impeding space…
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NASA Launches Revolutionary Earth Science Satellite Measuring Soil Moisture Cycle
NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory, on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, is seen after the mobile…
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NASA’s RapidScat Ocean Wind Watcher Starts Earth Science Operations at Space Station
Barely two months after being launched to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s first science payload aimed at conducting Earth…
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NASA Inaugurates New Space Station Era as Earth Science Observation Platform with RapidScat Instrument
NASA inaugurated a new era of research for the International Space Station (ISS) as an Earth observation platform following the…
ISRO and NASA Ink Deal to Collaborate on Red Planet and Home Planet Science Missions
ISRO and NASA have inked a deal to collaborate on future missions to jointly explore the Red Planet and our…
Spectacular Nighttime Blastoff Boosts SpaceX Cargo Ship Loaded with Science and Critical Supplies for Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blazed aloft on a spectacular middle of the night blastoff…