The 2014 Orionid Meteor Shower Is Starting
Waking up before sunrise is a good way to get a head start on the day. On Oct. 21st, waking up before sunrise could stop you…
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Learn About the Comet Siding Spring Close Encounter With Mars This Weekend
This weekend, Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) will make a historically close approach to Mars. Satellites and rovers will get an eye-full as the green comet…
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Mars Express Prepared for Comet Siding Spring Close Encounter
This weekend, Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) will make a historically close approach to Mars. Satellites and rovers will get an eye-full as the green comet…
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MAVEN’s First Ultraviolet Views of Mars’ Atmosphere
Three views of an escaping atmosphere (click image for larger view), obtained by MAVEN’s Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph, are shown here. By observing all of the products…
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Cosmic Butterflies
Many celestial objects are beautiful – swirling spiral galaxies or glittering clusters of stars are notable examples. But some of the most striking scenes are created…
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NASA’s extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday,…
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After 10-month voyage across more than 400 million miles of empty space, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft reached Mars on Sept. 21st 2014. Less than 8 hours later,…
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NASA will host a news teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Tuesday, Oct. 14, to announce early science results from its Mars Atmosphere and…
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Hidden Crater Identified on Asteroid Lutetia’s Far Side
Grooves found on Lutetia, an asteroid encountered by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft, point to the existence of a large impact crater on the unseen side of the…
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NASA Premieres Video Simulation of Orion’s Flight Test in December
As the flight test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft nears, the agency released Wednesday a video — called “Trial By Fire” — detailing the spacecraft’s test and…
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