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1st Space-bound Orion Crew Capsule Unveiled at Kennedy
Image caption: Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida welcomes the newly arrived Orion crew capsule at a Kennedy Space Center unveiling…
Shuttle Astronaut Alan Poindexter Killed in Tragic Jet Ski Accident
Caption: Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander, posed for a photo in the Cupola of the International Space Station in April 2010.…
Robots Tested in Sample Return Challenge
Caption: Participants in NASA's Sample Return Robot Challenge. Credit: NASA Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick,…
Pacific Glory
An optical phenomenon known as a "glory" is seen over a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean in this image from NASA's Aqua…
Build a NASA Satellite, Study the Universe Online
Thanks to a new online game from NASA, everyone can be an engineer or astronomer and build a satellite to…
Tropical Storm Debby Douses the Gulf
The eastern Gulf of Mexico is getting lashed by tropical storm Debby, which whipped up tornado-spawning winds and dumped inches…
Early Black Holes were Grazers Rather than Glutonous Eaters
Black holes powering distant quasars in the early Universe grazed on patches of gas or passing galaxies rather than glutting…
Huge Wildfires Burn on Opposite Sides of the Planet
The latest views of Earth from NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites are looking a bit hazy from wildfires burning in…
Top Secret Air Force Mini Shuttle lands after Record-Setting Stay in Space
Image Caption: 2nd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight by landing at Vandernberg AFB, Calif., on June 16,…
Voyager 1 Breaking Through the Borders of the Solar System
After almost 35 years traveling at over 35,000 mph, the venerable (and still operational!) Voyager 1 spacecraft is truly breaking…