NASA to Host News Conference on Record-Setting Gamma-Ray Burst
NASA will host a news teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 21, to announce new findings about a record-setting gamma-ray burst observed in unprecedented detail…
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NASA’s MAVEN Mission on Its Way to Study Mars Atmosphere
A NASA mission that will investigate how Mars lost its atmosphere and abundant liquid water launched into space at 1:28 p.m. EST Monday from Cape Canaveral…
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Two Comets Will Fly by Mercury in the Next Two Days
What are the odds? On Nov. 18th and 19th not one but two comets will fly by the planet Mercury. “This is a unique coincidence,” says…
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Comet ISON Is Now a Binocular Object
Comet ISON is brightening as it approaches the sun. Multiple observers now report that it is a binocular object. “I finally saw Comet ISON for the…
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To Infinity and Beyond: Virgin Galactic to Fly Commercially in 2014
Sir Richard Branson is set to travel to outer space in 2014 on Virgin Galactic’s first commercial spaceflight, and all of us on Earth will get…
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ESA ExoMars Lander Gets Its Name: Schiaparelli
The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named ‘Schiaparelli’ in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni…
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Comet-Like Asteroid With 6 Tails Spotted by Hubble
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified what they can only describe as a never-before-seen “weird and freakish object” in the asteroid belt that looks…
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NASA EarthNow Press Conference
Join NASA/JPL for a preview of three Earth-observing missions being prepared for launch in 2014 and JPL’s role in studying our home planet. Speaker Program Welcome…
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Your Final Farwell – Getting Your Ashes Launched Into Space
Instead of giving your loved ones a traditional burial, why not send them off in style with a memorial spaceflight? That’s the vision of Elysium Space,…
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Explore Our Cosmic Neighborhood With “Eyes on the Solar System”
Eyes on the Solar System is a new way for you to explore our cosmic neighborhood. It lets you fly to the planets, ride aboard NASA…
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