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The Other End of an Eclipse

[/caption] As the annular eclipse on May 20 sent skywatchers around the globe gazing upwards to see the Sun get…

13 years ago

Spectacular SpaceX Launch Opens Historic New Era in Spaceflight

[/caption]Following this morning’s (May 22) spectacular nighttime blastoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, human exploration of the cosmos embarked…

13 years ago

Repaired SpaceX Rocket Set for 2nd Blastoff Try on May 22

[/caption] SpaceX engineers have successfully replaced a faulty valve in a first stage engine that triggered a launch abort on…

13 years ago

What Will Happen During Tomorrow’s SpaceX Launch:

With less than a day left before SpaceX's historic launch of the first commercial vehicle to the ISS, slated for…

13 years ago

The Big Dipper Like You’ve Never Seen It Before!

[/caption] All right, it may look just like any other picture you've ever seen of the Big Dipper. Maybe even…

13 years ago

Space Exploration By Robot Swarm

[/caption] With all there's yet to learn about our solar system from the many smaller worlds that reside within it…

13 years ago

Expedition 31 Blasts Off!

[/caption] After a six-week delay, the crew of Expedition 31 successfully launched aboard a Soyuz TMA-04M rocket on Tuesday, May…

13 years ago

Former Astronaut Criticizes NASA’s Current Course

[/caption] Former NASA astronaut Story Musgrave is neither happy nor excited about the current state of the space administration or…

13 years ago

Endeavour Unplugged – Last Picture Show from the Flight Deck of a Living Space Shuttle Orbiter

[/caption] At 9:58 a.m. this morning (Friday May 11), technicians unplugged Space Shuttle Endeavour marking the final power down of…

13 years ago

The Bright and Dark Side of Vesta’s Craters

[/caption] Bright craters, dark craters... craters shaped like butterflies... they're all represented here in a panorama made from images acquired…

13 years ago