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X-37B at Vandenberg Air Force Base Runway

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Asteroid Sample Retrieval

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Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Star Cluster and Fox Fur Nebula by Fields and Hancock

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This NASA chart shows the shadow path of the "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse of April 28-29, 2014.

NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio (right) and Steve Swanson work outside the International Space Station to replace a dead computer during a spacewalk on April 23, 2014.

Astronauts on a future NASA mission to Mars.

Aurora Over Alaska

SpaceX F9R Reusable Rocket Launch Test

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Artist's concept of a Delta 4 Heavy rocket standing poised on the pad ready to launch NASA's Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). The first flight of Orion is now slated for December 2014.

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NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson don their spacesuits with the help of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (in blue) on April 23, 2014 ahead of a 2.5-hour spacewalk to replace a dead computer on the International Space Station.

US Astronauts Taking Spacewalk to Fix Space Station Today: Watch Live

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This diagram shows the position of Kepler-186f in relation to Earth.

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