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Photos: Russian cargo craft undocks from ISS
A look at the departing Russian cargo spacecraft from an ISS window as it undocked this morning, and a look back at the ISS from the cargo spacecraft.
June 9, 2014
First Vine from space
The first-ever Vine from space condenses the ISS’s 92-minute lap around the Earth into six seconds.
June 9, 2014
Moon formed from Earth collision with planet-sized body: New evidence
The theory that the moon formed when a planet-sized body named Theia crashed into Earth is supported by new evidence using samples from Apollo missions.
June 9, 2014
Asteroid nicknamed Beast to fly past Earth June 8
Once they looked, astronomers began finding many asteroids near Earth. The one passing Sunday, June 8 is an especially big one, found only two months ago.
June 6, 2014
This insect has nature’s highest-pitched call
The newly discovered ‘Supersonus’ hits the animal kingdom’s highest-pitch call. Why? For love, of course.
June 6, 2014
Light from huge explosion 12 billion years ago reaches Earth
Intense light from an enormous star explosion more than 12 billion years ago — shortly after the Big Bang — recently reached Earth and was visible in the sky.
June 5, 2014
Why do koala bears hug trees?
As temperatures climb, koalas move to cooler trees and go limp, like wet dishrags. Turns out their tree-hugging is a cooling mechanism.
June 4, 2014
Rosetta spacecraft watches target comet come alive
Later this year, the Rosetta spacecraft will orbit and land on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Here's an update, in this new NASA video.
June 4, 2014
Severe storms blast through central U.S. on Tuesday
More severe weather expected Wednesday through the Ohio/Tennessee Valley region. Damaging wind and large hail. A tornado threat cannot be ruled out.
June 4, 2014
NASA has re-scheduled its ‘flying saucer’ test flight
On Tuesday, NASA was going to drop a flying-saucer-shaped vehicle from a helium balloon high above Earth's surface, in preparation for future Mars missions. But the test has been delayed, due to weather.
June 3, 2014
