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How to build an International Space Station (ISS)
It's not the great double wheel of a space station that so inflamed my imagination back in 1968, with Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Yet, the ISS is a space station, and humans will live and work there.
December 13, 2010
Historic SpaceX commercial spaceflight recovery
The space transport company SpaceX made history by launching a spacecraft, Dragon, into orbit and recovering it safely, a feat only done by a few nations.
December 13, 2010
SpaceX commercial rocket launches successfully
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket today. It hopes to be the first commercial company to recover a capsule from space.
December 8, 2010
NASA scientist says Geminid meteor shower defies explanation
The Geminids are like the 900-pound gorilla of meteor showers. But the shower's source - a rocky body called 3200 Phaethon - is more of a 98-pound weakling, says NASA.
December 7, 2010
A Christmas story… and a warning!
Christmas story about Clay Sherrod. Clay has been a strong force for the promotion of astronomy as the "People's Science" and the education of the public about the Universe.
December 3, 2010
Stars – and planets – possibly more plentiful
Astronomers have made a discovery suggesting that the universe might have three times as many stars - and many more planets - than previously suspected.
December 1, 2010
Super-Earth may have water as steam or high clouds
Astronomers have found that a super-Earth exoplanet has an atmosphere that is either mostly water in the form of steam, or that is dominated by high clouds or hazes.
December 1, 2010
Mars rover being built via live webcam
You can watch via live webcam as NASA builds the next Mars rover, whose nickname is Curiosity.
November 30, 2010
Giant energy bubbles discovered in Milky Way galaxy
In November of 2010, a team of astrophysicists discovered two giant, energy-filled bubbles extending from the galaxy's center.
November 29, 2010
Comet Hartley 2 stunning image gallery
Visit the NASA image gallery of Comet Hartley 2. This small comet - which was visible in our skies earlier this fall - spewed lots of dust, spinning jets and gas.
November 27, 2010
