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Hubble stirs up galactic soup

Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:48 PM PDT

A new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a whole host of colorful and differently shaped galaxies; some bright and nearby, some fuzzy, and some so far from us they appear as small specks in the background sky. Together they appear as kind of galactic soup.

Students see world from station crew's point of view

Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT

NASA is helping students examine their home planet from space without ever leaving the ground, giving them a global perspective by going beyond a map attached to a sphere on a pedestal. The Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students (Sally Ride EarthKAM) program provides a unique educational opportunity for thousands of students multiple times a year.

U.S. commercial cargo ship delivery mission ends as Canadarm2 releases Cygnus

Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:41 PM PDT

Orbital Sciences Cygnus commercial cargo craft completed a month-long delivery mission to the International Space Station Friday when it was released from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 6:40 a.m. EDT. Cygnus is now orbiting on its own, separating from the station and heading for a deorbit and a fiery entry over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday.

Curiosity Mars rover prepares for fourth rock drilling

Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:38 PM PDT

The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has chosen a rock that looks like a pale paving stone as the mission's fourth drilling target, if it passes engineers' evaluation. They call it "Bonanza King."

NASA's Chandra Observatory searches for trigger of nearby supernova

Posted: 16 Aug 2014 12:34 PM PDT

New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory offer a glimpse into the environment of a star before it exploded earlier this year, and insight into what triggered one of the closest supernovas witnessed in decades.