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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
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
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
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
Asteroids that buzz Earth
Cool infographic showing asteroids that will come closest to Earth in the next 200 years.
June 3, 2014
See three planets tonight
Jupiter, Mars, Saturn can all be seen easily on these June evenings.
June 3, 2014
Watch online Tuesday as asteroid passes at moon’s distance
Asteroid 2014 KH39 will pass just outside the moon's distance on Tuesday, June 3, at around 3 p.m. CDT (20 UTC). Watch live via the Virtual Telescope Project.
June 3, 2014
