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Astronaut Chris Hadfield on how to take pictures from space
In this video, ISS Commander Chris Hadfield shares his techniques of taking pictures of the Earth from space.
May 15, 2013
Three X-class flares in 24 hours
The sun emitted a third significant solar flare in under 24 hours on May 13, 2013 - the strongest X-class flare of the year so far.
May 14, 2013
New method of finding planets scores its first discovery
A team has just discovered an exoplanet using a new method that relies on Einstein's special theory of relativity.
May 13, 2013
Video: X-flare erupts on sun May 13
NASA says it is the strongest solar flare so far this year.
May 13, 2013
Project 1640 seeking clues to atmospheres of distant worlds
"It's like taking a single picture of the Empire State Building from an airplane that reveals a bump on the sidewalk next to it that is as high as an ant."
May 10, 2013
Water on moon, Earth come from the same source
Water inside the moon’s mantle came from primitive meteorites, new research finds, the same source thought to have supplied most of the water on Earth.
May 9, 2013
Hubble Telescope finds dead stars polluted with planet debris
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found the building blocks for Earth-sized planets in an unlikely place – the atmospheres of a pair of burned-out stars called white dwarfs.
May 9, 2013
Large fireball seen May 8, 2013 over England and Wales
A very bright meteor or fireball - greenish in color and traveling in a northerly direction - was seen by many over the UK last night.
May 9, 2013
How can I watch the May 9-10 solar eclipse safely … or online?
Safe viewing methods, and a link to online viewing of the May 9-10 "ring of fire" annular eclipse.
May 8, 2013
New analysis suggests wind, not water, formed mound on Mars
Mount Sharp on Mars is close in size to Alaska’s Mt. McKinley. New research suggests it likely emerged as strong winds carried dust and sand into the crater in which it sits.
May 6, 2013
