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- Hubble stirs up galactic soup
- Students see world from station crew's point of view
- U.S. commercial cargo ship delivery mission ends as Canadarm2 releases Cygnus
- Curiosity Mars rover prepares for fourth rock drilling
- NASA's Chandra Observatory searches for trigger of nearby supernova
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. |
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