Dazzling Army Missile Test Triggers UFO Reports in Western US
A spectacular U.S. Army missile test from New Mexico Thursday (Sept. 13) lit up the predawn sky over the Southwestern United States, triggering a flood of frantic UFO reports and hundreds of calls to military officials from as far away as Denver and Los Angeles. [Full Story]
Satellite Gets Bird's-Eye Shot of Guatemala Volcano Erupting
When Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted yesterday afternoon (Sept. 13), a NASA satellite had a bird's-eye view on the spectacle. [Full Story]
Spectacular Northern Lights Photos: September 2012
The northern lights, supercharged by a recent solar storm, dance above Naimakka, Finland, in this shot snapped on Sept. 4, 2012, by Ole Salomonsen.[Full Photo Gallery]
Istanbul Glows at Night in Astronaut Photo
The two halves of bustling city where East meets West shine brightly in a photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station on Aug. 9. [Full Story]
Amazing Night Sky Photos of Venus, Moon & More (Sept. 2012)
Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher caught the contrail from a missile launch from Fort Wingate, NM, at their location in Anthem, AZ, at the north edge of Phoenix, 5:41 am on September 13, 2012. [Full Photo Gallery]
Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Amazing Hi-Res Self Portraits (Photos)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is doing a bit of mechanical navel-gazing on the Red Planet, snapping ultra-clear pictures of itself while testing a powerful camera at the tip of its robotic arm. [Full Story]
Air Force Launches Secret Spy Satellite NROL-36 (Photos)
An Atlas 5 rocket ascends toward space carrying the classified NROL-36 satellite and 11 small science cubesats on Sept. 13, 2012, in a flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. [Full Photo Gallery]
Celebrating Neil Armstrong: Memorial Service at National Cathedral (Photos)
Apollo 17 mission commander Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, speaks during a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong at the Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82. [Full Photo Gallery]
Hubble Telescope Captures Blazing Heart of Huge Star Cluster
The Hubble space telescope has snapped a stunning picture of the middle of a huge globular cluster. [Full Story]
Spiral Triangulum Galaxy Shines in Stargazer's Photo
The Triangulum galaxy shines millions of light-years from Earth in this stunning night sky photo. [Full Story]
Explosion on Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers
An apparent impact on Jupiter early Monday (Sept. 10) created a fireball on the planet so large and bright that amateur astronomers on Earth spotted the flash. [Full Story]
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