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Ancient Craters of Southern Rhea

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 14 hours 28 min ago

Saturn's ragged moon Rhea has one of the oldest surfaces known.


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The M81 Galaxy Group Through the Integrated Flux

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 14 hours 28 min ago

Large galaxies and faint nebulae highlight this deep image of the


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Retrograde Mars

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 14 hours 28 min ago

Why would Mars appear to move backwards?


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Stars and Mars

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 14 hours 28 min ago

Wandering through


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Moon Meets Mercury

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 14 hours 28 min ago

On Tuesday, May 6, while standing on


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The Dark Tower in Scorpius

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In silhouette against a crowded star field


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A Supply Ship Docks with the International Space Station

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Looking out a window of the International Space Station brings breathtaking views.


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NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change

NASA Breaking News - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 04:00
A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
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Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy

NASA Breaking News - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 04:00
The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array.
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NASA, NIA Announce NASA Education Television Partnership

NASA Breaking News - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 04:00
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced Wednesday the launch of NASA Education TV, a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace to produce new educational television programs for distribution on NASA Television and the Internet.
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Saturn's Auroras

NASA Image of the Day - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 04:00
Saturn was 810 million miles (1.3 billion kilometers) away when the Hubble Space Telescope took this ultraviolet image of the planet, revealing a vivid auroral display rising thousands of miles above the cloud tops over both of the planet's poles
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New Software Brings the Universe to Your Computer

JPL News - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 07:00
The incredible images from NASA space- and ground-based telescopes are now available to the public through the release of free software from Microsoft.
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NASA Phoenix Mission Ready For Mars Landing

JPL News - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 07:00
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice.
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The Gegenschein Over Chile

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 05:55

The Gegenschein Over Chile


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NASA Assigns Part of Crew for Expedition 20 Space Station Mission

NASA Breaking News - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:00
NASA and its international partners have assigned two crew members to the Expedition 20 International Space Station mission.
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NASA to Hold Media Briefings on New Ocean-Observing Mission

NASA Breaking News - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:00
NASA will hold two media briefings on Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, on the international Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2, which is dedicated to monitoring sea-level rise and improving weather and climate forecasts.
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High School Students Fly High in NASA Aeronautics Competition

NASA Breaking News - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:00
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has selected the winners of its high school contest to describe the passenger and cargo aircraft of the future.
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NASA's Insulation Material Named NASA Government Invention of 2007

NASA Breaking News - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:00
The 2007 NASA Government Invention of the Year is a heat shield material slightly more dense than balsa wood that is designed to protect spacecraft during their fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
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Galaxies Collide

NASA Image of the Day - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:00
Galaxies don't normally look like NGC 3256, this current picture of which shows two galaxies that are slowly colliding
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NASA Phoenix Mission Ready for Mars Landing

NASA Breaking News - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:00
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet May 25.
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