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NASA Receives Significant Budget Boost for Fiscal Year 2016
NASA has just received a significant boost in the agency’s current budget after both chambers of Congress passed the $1.1…
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.…
First British Astronaut to Visit ISS Blasts Off on Soyuz with Russian/American Crewmates
The first British astronaut to blast off on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS) soared gloriously skyward early…
Curiosity Reaches Massive Field of Spectacularly Rippled Active Martian Sand Dunes
After many months of painstaking driving, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached the edge of a massive field of spectacular…
10 Interesting Facts About Neptune
Here are ten of the more interesting facts about the gas/ice giant known as Neptune. Some you may know, others…
Dawn Spacecraft Unraveling Mysteries of Ceres Intriguing Bright Spots as Sublimating Salt Water Residues
With NASA’s Dawn spacecraft set to enter its final and lowest orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres, spectral measurements are…
SpaceX Targeting Dec. 19 ‘Return to Flight’ Liftoff for Falcon 9 after June Mishap
SpaceX announced today (Dec. 10) that the aerospace firm is now targeting Dec. 19 as the target date for the…
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Cygnus Docks at Station for Christmas Delivery to Successfully Resume American Resupply Chain
The commercial Cygnus cargo spaceship, loaded with over three tons of critically needed supplies and research experiments, successfully rendezvoused and…
What Are The Different Parts Of A Volcano?
Volcanoes are one of the most impressive and powerful forces of nature, consisting of many different parts that serve different…
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Spectacular Blastoff of Atlas Cygnus Ignites Restart of American Cargo Missions to ISS
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Today’s spectacular blastoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying an Orbital ATK…