NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced Wednesday a newly planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology. NASA has […]
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New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
Unlike with some blockbuster films, the sequel to a movie from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is better than the first. This latest movie features a deeper look at a fast […]
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NASA Twin Spacecraft Create Most Accurate Gravity Map of Moon
Twin NASA probes orbiting the moon have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body. The new map, created by the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) […]
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A Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules A
Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a super massive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A illustrate the combined imaging power of two of […]
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Commentary | Making ISS a Research Success
The international space station (ISS) offers the potential to use the unique physical and microgravity environment and the vantage point of space to benefit society on Earth in many ways.
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Hinode Views Two Solar Eclipses (with videos)
Observers in Australia and the South Pacific were treated to a total solar eclipse on Nov. 13, 2012. The orbit of Hinode resulted in two eclipses this time, each with […]
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Ohio Honors Citizen Astronaut Candidate
Lieutenant Colonel Steve Heck (USAF-ret.) is being honored by the State of Ohio for his work with Citizens in Space, a non-profit project that promotes citizen science and citizen space […]
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Private Spaceflight Industry at Big Turning Point, Advocates Say
The burgeoning field of commercial spaceflight is at a major turning point, industry proponents say.
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NASA Astronaut Takes On Space Week In Killeen
In celebration of the 12th annual Space Week at West Ward Elementary, NASA astronaut William “Bill” McArthur, a colonel in the U.S. Army (retired), will relive his spaceflight experience for […]
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A FastForward Project for Rapid Global Transportation
WASHINGTON — In November 2008, five years after the Concorde made its final trans-Atlantic flight and four years after SpaceShipOne became the first privately financed vessel to fly a human to space, Atlanta-based aerospace consultant John Olds founded the FastForward Project: a forum for serious discussion about the commercial application of ultra-high-speed, point-to-point flight.
