Space articles

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  Watch this: the beautiful Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight

  By Kimber Streams on December 13, 2012 12:05 pm + 11 comments

  Beginning around 11PM EST tonight, the yearly Geminid meteor shower is set to pass through the Continue reading…

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  North Korea successfully launches satellite into orbit

  By Sam Byford on December 11, 2012 08:31 pm + 135 comments

  The secretive state of North Korea has made its second attempt to fire a rocket into space this Continue reading…

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  SpaceX awarded contract from the US Air Force to provide Falcon rockets for two missions in 2014 and 2015

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 7, 2012 06:29 pm + 17 comments

  Private spacecraft manufacturing firm SpaceX has been awarded two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Continue reading…

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  40 years after the Blue Marble, remembering how spaceflight changed our view of Earth

  By Adi Robertson on December 7, 2012 03:26 pm + 5 comments

  Today, almost everyone has seen the Blue Marble, a photograph of Earth from space that was taken 40 Continue reading…

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  80 years of sci-fi space helmets in one video

  By Andrew Webster on December 7, 2012 11:17 am + 42 comments

  Space helmets typically feature the same basic elements, but over the years different science Continue reading…

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  Telescope with 268-megapixel camera snaps its first amazing picture of deep space

  By Chris Welch on December 7, 2012 10:27 am + 41 comments

  If you've ever wondered what a 268-megapixel camera is capable of producing when pointed at the Continue reading…

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  Golden Spike promises manned commercial flights to the Moon by 2020

  By Adi Robertson on December 6, 2012 05:11 pm + 55 comments

  Not long after the first commercial resupply mission to the ISS or the unveiling of private asteroid Continue reading…

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  NASA releases gorgeous pictures of the Earth as seen at night

  By Ben Kersey on December 6, 2012 05:03 am + 62 comments

  We’ve seen some stunning pictures courtesy of NASA before, but the organization has outdone itself Continue reading…

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  Meet Lamar Smith: SOPA author, climate change skeptic, and Congress' next science boss

  By T.C. Sottek on December 5, 2012 01:00 pm + 420 comments

  You're looking at a man who will soon sit in a powerful chair. His name is Representative Lamar Continue reading…

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  NASA announces new rover mission launch in 2020, says new plans take a 'significant step' towards human visitation

  By T.C. Sottek on December 4, 2012 05:04 pm + 76 comments

  NASA has just announced new plans for additional Mars missions, building on its ongoing Curiosity Continue reading…