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SpaceX Falcon 9 Dazzles with Dramatic SES-9 Sunset Launch – Photo/Video Gallery
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - SpaceX’s Falcon 9 finally put on a dazzling sky show after the commercial…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 406: Stellar Cannibalism
Most of the time stars hang around for billions of years. But the Universe is a big place, and anything…
Dark Stains on Mercury Reveal Its Ancient Crust
Ever since the MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury in 2011, and indeed even since Mariner 10's flyby in 1974, peculiar…
Russian Crowdfunded Satellite May Soon Become Brightest “Star” in the Sky
A group of Russian engineering students hope to use crowdfunding to build and launch what may be the brightest satellite…
ExoMars 2016 Spacecraft Encapsulated for Red Planet Launch in One Week
Final launch preparations are now in full swing for the ambitious European/Russian ExoMars 2016 spacecraft which has been encapsulated inside…
Clouds Seen On Pluto For First Time
New images from NASA's New Horizons probe show possible clouds drifting lazily over Pluto's chill landscape.
SpaceX Stuns with Spectacular Sunset Launch of SES-9 Telecom Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - After enduring four launch scrubs caused by poor weather, misguided boaters, high level…
J.J. Abrams Heading To The Moon With Google Lunar X-Prize
JJ Abrams new 9-part web documentary will chronicle teams competing for Google's Lunar-X Prize.
Weekly Space Hangout – Mar. 4, 2016: Dr. Michelle Thaller
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Dr. Michelle Thaller, the assistant director for Science Communication at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.…
India’s MOM Publishes Amazing Mars Images
Science—like literature and the arts—helps nations cooperate together, even when they're in conflict politically. The USA and Russia are in…