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on Thu May 23 3:57 PM
For Rent: Shuttle Launch Pad : Discovery News
NASA on Thursday posted a “For Lease” sign on one of its space shuttle launch pads, as it continues to downsize and revamp the Kennedy Space Center following the program’s retirement. Continue reading →Read more
Cannibal White Dwarf Feeds On Companion Star | Video
| on Thu, May 23, 2:00 PM
A compact white dwarf star exerts enough gravitational pull to extract matter from its binary companion nearly a million miles away, accelerating the companion's spin to blast tight beacons of radio frequency energy across the universe.Read more
Sally Ride, 1st US Woman in Space, to Be Posthumously Awarded Medal of Freedom
| on Thu, May 23, 1:57 PM
Ride is just the ninth astronaut to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Read more
What Does A Flight Engineer Do In Space? | Video
| on Thu, May 23, 1:24 PM
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will fill the role for Expedition 36 and 27 aboard the International Space Station. He explains what his position is tasked with.Read more
Egg Nebula's Rainbow Reverie | Space Wallpaper
| on Thu, May 23, 1:22 PM
An onionskin-like structure of concentric dust shells surround a central, aging star as seen in this cool space wallpaper.Read moreon Thu May 23 12:42 PMCan Life's Fingerprint Be Found On Super-Earths? : Discovery News
Future space observatories could detect biological tracers in exoplanetary atmospheres, but we won't be able to definitively find life until we physically visit those alien worlds. Continue reading →Read more
Alaska's Pavlof Volcano's Amazing Ash Cloud Spied from Space | Volcanoes
| on Thu, May 23, 12:22 PM
Astronauts snap a stunning photo of Alaska's Pavlof volcano.Read moreon Thu May 23 12:00 PMCrew Ramps Up Science After New Treadmill Installed
The Expedition 36 trio aboard the International Space Station is stepping up science work after several days of treadmill installation activities.Read more
Stephen Hawking Gets Superhero Treatment in New Comic
| on Thu, May 23, 11:45 AM
The life of legendary cosmologist Stephen Hawking is detailed in comic book form.Read moreon Wed Dec 31 7:00 PM
