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Star Mergers: A New Test of Gravity, Dark Energy Theories

2017-12-19T04:52:23Z

When scientists recorded a rippling in space-time, followed within two seconds by an associated burst of light observed by dozens of telescopes around the globe, they had witnessed, for the first time, the explosive collision and merger of two neutron stars.

Thinking Of Sir Arthur C. Clarke On His 100th Birthday

2017-12-16T21:47:59Z

Today would have been Sir Arthur C. Clarke's 100th birthday. Arthur C. Clarke has had more influence on me as a writer than just about anyone else has - and it started at a very early age.

SpaceX Launches Refurbished Rocket with Cargo Supplies to the International Space Station

2017-12-15T17:06:02Z

An experiment in space manufacturing and an enhanced study of solar energy are among the research currently heading to the International Space Station following Friday's launch of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 10:36 a.m. EST.

A Galactic Collision

2017-12-15T04:12:27Z

A riot of colour and light dances through this peculiarly shaped galaxy, NGC 5256.

Expedition 53 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan

2017-12-14T18:38:41Z

The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen as it lands near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

Artificial Intelligence Used to Discover Eighth Planet Circling Kepler-90

2017-12-14T18:10:23Z

Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth. The planet was discovered in data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 13 December 2017 - Three Crew Members Heading Home

2017-12-14T16:17:04Z

At 9:02 p.m. EST, the hatch closed between the Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking. Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos are scheduled to undock their Soyuz at 12:14 a.m. NASA Television will air live coverage of the undocking beginning at 11:45 p.m.

Space Mystery Solved By A CubeSat

2017-12-14T02:19:29Z

A 60-year-old mystery about the source of energetic, potentially damaging particles in Earth's radiation belts has been solved using data from a shoebox-sized satellite built and operated by students.

East Antarctic Ice Sheet Has A History of Instability

2017-12-14T02:16:46Z

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet locks away enough water to raise sea level an estimated 53 meters (174 feet), more than any other ice sheet on the planet.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 12 December 2017 - Dragon Launch Moved to Friday

2017-12-13T20:28:07Z

The Expedition 53 crew is getting ready to split up Thursday morning before another crew begins its mission next week.

Orbital Recon in Search of Mt. Everest / Sagarmatha / Chomolungma

2017-12-13T18:59:07Z

Randy Bresnik‏@AstroKomrade Approaching the Himalayas, truly a needle in a haystack trying to find Mt. Everest/Sagarmatha. Amazingly enough, we did. #4DaysOverEverest

Viewing Mt. Everest / Sagarmatha / Chomolungma From Orbit

2017-12-13T17:54:24Z

Randy Bresnik @AstroKomrade With the blackness of space above, far away on our horizon, the impressive vertical of Mt. Everest/ stands out. #4DaysOverEverest

Stellar Nursery in NGC 6559

2017-12-13T17:23:36Z

The OmegaCAM camera on ESO's VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29.

Another Successful Blue Origin Flight

2017-12-13T04:39:30Z

New Shepard flew again for the seventh time on Dec. 12, 2017, from Blue Origin's West Texas Launch Site.

Does New Horizons' Next Target MU69 Have a Moon?

2017-12-13T03:12:30Z

Scientists were already excited to learn this summer that New Horizons' next flyby target - a Kuiper Belt object a billion miles past Pluto - might be either peanut-shaped or even two objects orbiting one another.