NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and ESA astronaut Tim Peake shared a series of aurora photographs taken from the International Space … More
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NASA Launches Football-Field-Sized Balloon Above Antarctica to Probe Solar Flares
On Jan. 18, 2016, the GRIPS balloon team sent their instrument soaring towards the stratosphere above Antarctica, suspended underneath a … More
How To Use The ‘Loo’ In Space | Video
ESA astronaut Tim Peake explains the “mission-critical” vacuum system at the heart of the International Space Station’s "restroom." from SPACE.com … More
NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal Record-Shattering Global Warm Temperatures in 2015
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA … More
Hints Of A Hidden, Distant Planet In Our Solar System
Something very big, out beyond Neptune, is warping the orbits of small, icy objects circling our sun. Astronomers haven’t seen … More
Layers of Splendor Revealed | Space Wallpaper
Hours of patience by the photographer resulted in this superb image demonstrating the respective heights of clouds and auroras in … More
Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula
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The Pioneer Plaque: Science as a Universal Language
In 1972, an attempt to contact extraterrestrial life was cast into space with the launch of the Pioneer 10 spacecraft. … More
January Maneuvers
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Rings of Saturn and 2 Moons Shine in Gorgeous NASA Photo
The photo, which was taken on Oct. 27 but just released Tuesday (Jan. 19), shows the spherical Tethys and the … More
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