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Hinode Witnesses Solar Eclipse
Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the world yesterday.
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Friction Stir Welding Unites Reliability, Affordability
NASA's Space Launch System is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding.
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Stunning Lyrid Meteor Over Earth at Night
Video from the International Space Station shows breathtaking images of Earth with Lyrid meteors burning up in the atmosphere.
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Marshall Center Celebrates Annual Director's Breakfast
Elected officials, business and community leaders gathered May 17 to celebrate the annual Marshall Space Flight Center Director's Breakfast.
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J-2X Engine: Shake, Rattle and Roar
The shake, rattle and roar was brief, but the J-2X test on May 16 at Stennis Space Center moved NASA ever closer to deep space.
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A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough
Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may help astronomers understand why some supernovas are much more powerful than others.
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Testing for Dream Chaser® Space System Completed
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center successfully completed wind tunnel testing of the Dream Chaser® Space System for Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) Space Systems.
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NASA Continues J-2X Powerpack Testing
NASA conducted a long duration test of the J-2X powerpack, 340 seconds total, at the Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi on May 10.
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NASA Conducts Tests on Orion Service Module
NASA engineers are testing parts of the Orion service module to ensure the spacecraft can withstand the harsh realities of deep space missions.
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Whitson Named Director of Office of Procurement
Kim E. Whitson, a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn., recently was named director of the Office of Procurement at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Black Hole Caught in a Stellar Homicide
Chandra studies the hot gas from a star being ripped apart by tidal forces as it falls into a black hole.
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Marshall Center Honored by the Alabama Legislature
Gene Goldman, acting director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., addressed a joint session of the Alabama Legislature May 3.
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Black Hole Outburst in Spiral Galaxy M83
Chandra has discovered an extraordinary black hole outburst in spiral galaxy M83, located about 15 million light years from Earth.
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NASA Begins Second Round of Testing on J-2X Engine
NASA has kicked off the next round of J-2X testing, gathering data on the engine nozzle extension, the test stand "clamshell" and start/shutdown.
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Students Participate in NASA Launch Challenge
Specially crafted rockets soared high into the skies April 22 at the 2011-12 NASA Student Launch Projects challenge.
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J-2X Engine Ready For Second Test Series
The J-2X engine is back on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center, ready for a more extensive round of tests.
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Tarantula Nebula
A dramatic new image of the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula because its glowing, spider-like filaments.
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SERVIR: Expanding From the Ground to the ISS
SERVIR, NASA and USAID's joint-venture environmental monitoring system, is adding a new research and global observation tool to the ISS.
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The Winners! NASA's 19th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
NASA has crowned its vehicular engineering victors of the 19th annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race.
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NASA Partners With U.S. Air Force
The Marshall Center and the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Systems Directorate are collaborating to study a rocket engine.