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Watch ISS spacewalk Thursday
2 International Space Station (ISS) astronauts will perform a spacewalk on February 15. Live TV coverage starts at 10:30 UTC (5:30 a.m. EST). The spacewalk begins at 12:10 UTC (7:10 a.m. EST) and lasts about 6 hours.
February 13, 2018
Moon’s bulge reveals its slow retreat from Earth
As the young moon receded from Earth and began spinning more slowly, its large equatorial bulge would have shrunk, cooled and hardened. Today, this fossil bulge on the moon tells a story about the early solar system.
February 13, 2018
Spacecraft snaps new farthest-from-Earth images
Voyager 1 captured its famous Pale Blue Dot image at a record distance in 1990. It took 27 years to beat that record, but now New Horizons has.
February 12, 2018
Astronomers discover 1st possible exoplanets in another galaxy
“We are able to study them, unveil their presence and even have an idea of their masses. This is very cool science.”
February 11, 2018
Where is Elon Musk’s car going?
It was meant to go into an orbit that would take it past Mars, but where's it going really? Plus, see outer space from the vantage point of Starman, the mannequin in Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster, and much more.
February 10, 2018
Martian dust cascades
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows streaks forming on slopes when dust cascades downhill.
February 10, 2018
Elon Musk, on Falcon Heavy’s triumphant launch
Follow Musk's description of the successful launch of the Falcon Heavy lift vehicle, which will give the U.S. a capability in space not seen since the Saturn V rockets of the Apollo era.
February 7, 2018
James Webb Telescope arrives in California
The James Webb Telescope's 2 component halves had been undergoing testing in Houston. They're now at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in California, about to be assembled.
February 7, 2018
TRAPPIST-1 worlds likely terrestrial and water-rich
Terrestrial means more like Earth than Jupiter or Saturn. Water-rich means a potential for life. New insights about the 7 planets orbiting the nearby star TRAPPIST-1.
February 6, 2018
Watch online as 2 asteroids sweep close this week
How to watch online this week as 2 newly discovered asteroids - 2018 CB and 2018 CC - sweep closer to Earth than the moon.
February 5, 2018
