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Stakes High for 1st Private Rocket Launch to Space Station ...
The stakes are high for SpaceX's planned launch of the Dragon capsule to the space station on Sat...
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Solar Eclipse Sunday Promises Spectacular Views from China ...
See how Sunday's solar eclipse will offer dazzling sun views from China to Texas.
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Solar Showdown: How Well Do You Know Our Sun?
Test your knowledge of Earth's closest star.
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Historic NASA Facility Ready for Deep Space Capsule Prototype
The test capsule will be assembled at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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SpaceX's Quest For Rocketry's Holy Grail - SPACE.com Exclus...
Re-usable rockets, Space Station deliveries and missions to Mars are part of the vision for comme...
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How to Safely Observe the Sun (Infographic)
You should never look directly at the sun, but there are ways to safely observe an eclipse.
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The three spaceflyers will live aboard the station for four months.
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Satellite to Watch Solar Eclipse From Space on ...
Japan's Hinode satellite will be the only solar observatoryto study this Sunday's solar eclipse.
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Arctic Microbe Hunt Could Aid Search for Alien ...
Researchers are keying in on methane as a possible indicator of alien life.
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Eclipse Glasses Sold Out in Advance of Sunday’s...
With Sunday’s solar eclipse capturing the nation’s collective attention, eclipse glasses have been sel...
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Spacecraft Repair Droids Could Give Satellites ...
ViviSat is developing a spacecraft to extend the lives of satellites in orbit.
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Constellations: The Zodiac Constellation Names
There are 13 popular constellations in the zodiac. But these are just some of the star constellations astronomers use to divide the sky.
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Total solar eclipses are one of Nature’s grandest events. What...
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Lunar eclipses occur when Earth's shadow blocks the sun. There...
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Nicolaus C...
In the 1500s, when virtually everyone believed Earth was the c...
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Galaxies are composed of stars, dust, and dark matter, all hel...
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Often lauded as the father of modern cosmology, Edwin Powell H...
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A Mercury-sized planet, about 1500 light years away seems to be smoldering to ash from the heat of its nearby hot orange star. Researchers at MIT and NASA found a long tail of debris, similar to a comet, rev...
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