International Space Station’s Top 10 Science Accomplishments
As though she was counting down a space mission launch, NASA International Space Station program scientist Julie Robinson has been running through her list of top 10 science achievements carried out aboard the six person orbiting science lab with a...Mars Express Video – Take a Journey Over the Red Planet
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft was launched in early June 2003. On arrival at the Red Planet six-and-a-half months later, it has since orbited the planet nearly 12,500 times. From that orbital perch above Mars, the spacecraft has provided...Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer Great Observatories to Join Forces
Three of NASA’s most capable space telescopes are joining forces for “Frontier Fields,” a three year campaign to study six of the most massive galaxy clusters in the universe. They will start with Abell 2744, also known as Pandora’s Cluster, a...Orbital Sciences Poised to Become 2nd Commercial Space Station Resupply Service
The Orbital Sciences Corps’ Cygnus re-supply capsule departed the International Space Station early Tuesday, lining up the Dulles, Va., based company to become the International Space Station’s second U. S. commercial re-supply service. SpaceX, of Hawthorne, Calif.,...Luxury Looks at Planet Earth
Imagine yourself tucked inside a luxuriously appointed space-qualified capsule, then lifted by a high altitude balloon to over 18 miles (30 kilometers). On location, you and fellow passengers will remain aloft for approximately two hours before gliding back to Earth...U. S. Respect for NASA Positive
NASA scores high in a new poll of U. S. federal agencies carried out during the October U. S. Government shutdown and worker furlough that disrupted many operations. The poll of 1,504 adults was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press...Asteroid Impacts on Earth: Sweat the Small Stuff
In dealing with asteroids that could cause damage to people and property, Earth has a blind spot. According to space rock expert, Jay Melosh, a distinguished professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences and physics at Purdue University in West Lafayette,...Space Jump Video Documents Longest Human Freefall
Space diver, Felix Baumgartner, made a historic leap into the record books in October of last year. Ballooning to the edge of space, Baumgartner jumped from his free-flying perch and became the first human to break the speed of sound in freefall with a top speed of...Challenging Puzzle: Crash Marks on Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) sweeps around the red planet, equipped with a number of specials sensors. New images of the region northwest of Gale Crater, the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, have revealed a cluster of...Space Talk
Never have I ever thought I would design a plush and send it to space, life is not real! #pokemon #esa #space
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Earth at night... NASA's Anil Menon shares a time-lapse video taken from space!
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A late night snack
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☀️ Our Sun may have swallowed a rocky super-Earth around 5.6 times the mass of Earth billions of years ago, and researchers think traces of that lost world could still be buried deep inside the Sun today 🌍
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