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Seeing in the Dark: Excerpt from 'Expressive Nature Photography'

July 25, 2017 | Article

An excerpt from "Expressive Nature Photography" by Brenda Tharp walks photographers through how to take stunning images incorporating the night sky.
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NASA Posts Archive of Flight Test Videos on YouTube

July 25, 2017 | Article

The space agency is celebrating 70 years of aircraft testing by releasing a trove of old videos showing X-planes, lunar landers, and various space shuttles.
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'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Is Returning to Theaters! (Here's the New Trailer)

July 25, 2017 | Article

Once again, we are not alone.
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Cool the Planet? Geoengineering Is Easier Said Than Done

July 25, 2017 | Article

Scientists are exploring ways to re-engineer the planet to counter the effects of global warming.
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Mitochondria or Midi-Chlorians? 'Star Wars' Hoax Paper Published in 4 Journals

July 25, 2017 | Article

A ridiculous hoax paper mixing up mitochondria with 'Star Wars' midi-chlorians gets published in four predatory journals.
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'Star Trek' Historians Says CBS 'Spared No Expense' with 'Star Trek: Discovery'

July 25, 2017 | Article

The authors of a book about the first 25 years of "Star Trek" talked about where the franchise has been and where it's going, at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
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Image of the Day

July 25, 2017 | Image Album

What looks like two circles of starlight around this galaxy's core are actually its spiral arms, which have wound themselves around it over time.

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Reading, Writing & Eclipse-Watching: How We Got Our Students Excited About Aug. 21 (Op-Ed)

July 25, 2017 | Article

Three Illinois teachers discuss strategies they used for getting students excited about the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
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Volcanic Eruptions Rocked Mars' Huge Canyon Valles Marineris, Study Finds

July 25, 2017 | Article

Volcanoes erupted inside Mars' enormous equatorial canyon in the not-too-distant past, a new study suggests.
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Curiosity Rover Spies Sand Dunes on Mars & Ancient Freshwater Deposits (Photos)

July 25, 2017 | Image Album

In the last few months, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has moved to a new locale on Mount Sharp and is trying to learn more about the environment there. These images show the rover's journey around Vera Rubin Ridge.
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