The Sky This Week, 2022 March 29 - April 4

The "Leo Triplet" of galaxies, NGC3628 (left), Messier 65 & 66 (right, top & bottom), imaged 2022 March 27 from Mollusk, Virginia with an ...

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A Homecoming for Mark Vande Hei

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei arrived at the International Space Station on April 9, 2021, and will return home March 30, 2022, after spending 355 days in ...

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Declaración del administrador de la NASA sobre la solicitud de presupuesto del presidente para el año fiscal 2023

El presupuesto del presidente para el año fiscal 2023 permitiría a la NASA mantener el liderazgo en innovación global de Estados Unidos y mantener a l...

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NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2023 Budget Request

The President’s fiscal year 2023 budget would allow NASA to sustain America’s global innovation leadership and keep NASA at the forefront of explorati...

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Smash-Up: How To Create Rocky Planets

Major smashups between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of a similar crash give clues about how frequent these events are around oth...

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Mercury is moving from Pisces to Aries.

Mercury is moving from Pisces to Aries in the next 24 hours. #Mercury #Aries #Pisces

Pioneering Female Aviator Wally Funk Wins 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement

Wally Funk delivers remarks after accepting the 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement.

What's New on the Moon ... After 50 Years

One of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples collected during Apollo 17 has been opened under the careful direction of lunar sample processors an...

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Contraband Corned Beef and the Gemini III Mission

Astronaut John Young, the pilot of the Gemini III mission, inspects his helmet in the ready room in preparation for the launch.

The Sky This Week, 2022 March 22 - 29

NGC 2903, a barred spiral galaxy in Leo, imaged 2022 March 22 from Shoestring Observatory, Alexandria, Virginia with an Explore Scientific AR102 1...

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