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Huge Asteroid To Fly 'Very Close' To Earth On April 19 ;Get The Chance To Watch it Pass By Earth [Video]

Apr 13, 2017 AM EDT A huge asteroid is about to pass by Earth at an intimidating distance.

Peggy Whitson Takes Command of the International Space Station for the Second Time

Apr 12, 2017 AM EDT Peggy Whitson, NASA's most experienced astronaut took command of the international space station for the second time. Her first stint as commander was on 2007.

NASA Astronauts From International Space Stations Return To Earth [VIDEO]

Apr 12, 2017 AM EDT The capsule set to undock from the ISS at 7:58 a.m. EDT with Russian crew members Andrew Borisenko and Sergei, Ryzhikov, along with US collegue Robert Shane Kimbrough.

NASA To Disclose New Discovery Of Ocean Worlds Within the Moons Of The Solar System [VIDEO]

Apr 11, 2017 PM EDT NASA will disclose new discoveries on ocean worlds within the Sun neighborhood. The press conference is scheduled on April 13 and will shed more life on the hunt of life in these water worlds.

Why ISS Astronauts Will Be Like Babies Again When They Return To Earth [Video]

Apr 10, 2017 PM EDT Astronauts who get used to space need time to relearn how to live on Earth again.

NASA Prepares For Cassini's Final Mission, Swan Song Starts April 22 [Video]

Apr 07, 2017 AM EDT NASA's Cassini is nearing the end of its serviceable life due to its almost depletred fuel. NASA will will send final command sequences to the interpid space probe on April 11 for Cassini's final ...

NASA To Send MERF Autonomous Drone To Fly Across Martian Surface [Video]

Apr 07, 2017 AM EDT NASA Langley is developing an autonomous aerial drone which it would use to explore the Martian surface in conjunction with a new Rover it plans to send to Mars in 2020.

NASA Funds 5 University Research Teams To Build New Aircraft Concepts

Apr 06, 2017 AM EDT Are you ready to see new airplanes? Well, NASA is.

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Gets An Extra 3 Months In Space

Apr 06, 2017 AM EDT Whitson will stay with the Expedition 52 crew and the other two men she flew with to Expedition 51 will return to Earth in June.

What Would Normal Earth Noise Sound Like In Space [VIDEO]

Apr 06, 2017 AM EDT Listen to sounds at various locations in the solar system and discover that sounds actually differ per planet.

ISS Crew Cultivates Crystals In Space To Improve Drug Development On Earth

Apr 03, 2017 AM EDT Space crew finds out why crystals grown in space seem to be of higher quality than those made on Earth.

Solar Wind and Radiation:The Cause Behind The Disappearance Of Oceans and Continens in Mars [Video]

Apr 01, 2017 PM EDT The Red Planet is believed to have land, water and air. When atmospheric gas escaped into space, the bodies of water dried up leaving behind a barren land.

Asteroid Sharing Orbital Path With Jupiter Revolves The Giant Plamrt The Wrong Way

Apr 01, 2017 PM EDT NASA alongside researchers from Hawaii and Arizona have discovered a peculiar asteroid sharing its orbital path with Jupiter but in a retrogade orbit.

Professor At University of Colorado Boulder Explains How Mars Lost Its Water

Mar 31, 2017 PM EDT Mars was once a hot spring planet until the sun washed its atmosphere away and took all of its liquid water.

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Breaks Female Spacewalking Record [VIDEO]

Mar 31, 2017 AM EDT Whitson broke the record for spacewalking time by a woman astronaut with a total of 53 hours and 22 minutes beating Sunita Williams' record of 50 hours and 40 minutes.

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