The launch of a precipitation-measuring satellite next month kicks off a busy year for NASA’s Earth-observation program. The space agency…
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NASA says Russia alone can’t end International Space Station work
BERLIN – Friction between the United States and Russia over Ukraine won’t spell the end of the International Space Station,…
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Like most Americans back on the ground, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast: NASA…
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The moon took on an eerie blood-red hue early Tuesday during the first total lunar eclipse of 2014, a celestial…
Read MoreUS worries Russia put a ‘satellite killer’ in space
The U.S. military is among those tracking an object Russia recently sent into space. Object 2014-28E, which has been moving…
Read MoreRock sample taken by NASA’s Mars rover could yield new chemical, mineral finds
Samples of Martian rock powder taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover this week could reveal new chemical and mineral elements on…
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New crew arrives at International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts from Russia, the United States and Italy docked Monday with the…
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