Space News
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Dozens of Student Teams Worldwide to Compete in NASA Rover Challenge
Students from Alabama A&M University near Huntsville, Alabama, pilot their vehicle through the obstacle course at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center during NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge event on…
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NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft
3 min read NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft NASA’s X-59 research aircraft moved from its construction site to the flight line — or the space…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Addressing Misconceptions of Depression
The month of October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The NDEAM observance was declared in 1988 by the United States Congress in efforts to raise awareness of disability…
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A Full Moon with Earth’s Blue Glow Beneath it
iss070e001516 (Sept. 30, 2023) — A full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station. The Moon lingers to the left of the image, with a horizon of Earth’s blue…
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September’s Harvest Moon
iss070e001502 (Sept. 30, 2023) — September’s Harvest Moon can be seen from the International Space Station as it soared 260 miles above the Northwestern coast of Canada. A few scatters…
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The Island of Sicily Meets Mainland Southern Italy
iss070e002586 (Oct. 7, 2023) — Southern Italy (to the right of the image) meets Sicily (to the left), the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of 20 Italian…
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Curves of the Nile River and Crop Circles
iss070e002597 (Oct. 1, 2023) — The Nile River, the longest in the world, is photographed as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above Sudan. Land splits the historic course…
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Clouds Scatter Over Sebkha of Moknine in Tunisia
iss070e002574 (Oct. 7, 2023) — Clouds hover around the coast of Tunisia as the International Space Station soars 260 miles above. Near the center peak where the coastline meets the…
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NASA Ames Hosts Briefing on New Initiative, Congresswomen to Attend
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will host a media briefing at 10 a.m. PDT on Monday, Oct. 16, announcing a new interdisciplinary initiative. The project will enable…
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Hubble Views a Vibrant Virgo Cluster Galaxy
NASA, ESA, Space Telescope Science Institute/J. Lee; Processing: NASA/Catholic University of America/Gladys Kober It’s easy to get swept up in the swirling starry arms of this intermediate spiral galaxy, NGC…