NASA Releases “Earth Waving at Saturn” Image
People around the world shared more than 1,400 images of themselves as part of the Wave at Saturn event organized by NASA’s Cassini mission on July…
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“Kirobo” Talking Companion Robot Launched Into Space
Kirobo, the talking robot that also recognizes faces, was launched into space on August 4, inside a Japanese cargo transfer vehicle headed for the International Space…
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How Astronaut Luca Parmitano Nearly Drowned in Space
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy were hard at work outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time, when water started…
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The Prevalence of Hot Jupiters
When the Space Age began, astronomers knew of exactly zero planets outside the solar system. What a difference 50 years makes. Modern, ground-based telescopes and NASA’s…
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Russian Meteor Plume Tracked and Modeled by NASA
Atmospheric physicist Nick Gorkavyi missed witnessing an event of the century last winter when a meteor exploded over his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia. From Greenbelt, Md.,…
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Phobos Eclipses Deimos as Seen From the Curiosity Mars Rover
The larger of the two moons of Mars, Phobos, passes directly in front of the other, Deimos, in a new series of sky-watching images from NASA’s…
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AAVSO Alert Notice 489: Nova Delphinus 2013 = PNV J20233073+2046041
AAVSO Alert Notice 489 Nova Delphinus 2013 = PNV J20233073+2046041 August 16, 2013 Event: Nova Del 2013 = PNV J20233073+2046041 Discovered by: Koichi Itagaki (Teppo-cho, Yamagata,…
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New Nova Discovered in Delphinus
A spectacular Nova explosion in constellation Delphinus was discovered on August 14th – SLOOH covered it live yesterday to showing this amazing event as it happened…
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Time-Lapse Video of the Night Skies Over La Palma
This fantastic time-lapse video, created by Daniel López, shows the night-time weather and skies above various parts of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Watch it…
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See the SpaceX Grasshopper Maneuver Like a 1950s Sci-Fi Movie Rocket!
You’ve probably seen the SpaceX Grasshopper blast off, hover and land vertically before. You’ve probably seen it fly higher than the Chrysler building. Now you can…
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