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New Horizons Captures Two of Pluto’s Smaller Moons
New Horizons Captures Two of Pluto’s Smaller Moons

While Pluto’s largest moon Charon has grabbed most of the lunar spotlight, two of Pluto’s smaller and lesser-known satellites are…

Mother and Daughter
Mother and Daughter

In Greek mythology, Dione was the daughter of Tethys, so we should perhaps not be surprised to see the two…

NASA Captures “EPIC” Earth Image
NASA Captures “EPIC” Earth Image

A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side…

Alexey Leonov, Thomas Stafford and the Stafford-Utkin Advisory Commission
Alexey Leonov, Thomas Stafford and the Stafford-Utkin Advisory Commission

Former Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov and former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford relive historic moments.

Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford
Alexey Leonov and Thomas Stafford

Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford practices docking techniques at a simulator.

Thomas Stafford and Alexey Leonov
Thomas Stafford and Alexey Leonov

Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford (left) and former Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov (right) answer reporters’ questions.

Where Are They Now: F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire
Where Are They Now: F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire

The first test of a DFBW system in an aircraft was in l972 on a modified F-8 Crusader at the…

New Horizons Media Briefing
New Horizons Media Briefing

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is seen during a New Horizons media briefing where new images and science findings collected by…

Pedal to the Metal – RS-25 Engine Revs Up Again
Pedal to the Metal – RS-25 Engine Revs Up Again

In auto racing parlance, NASA engineers put the “pedal to the metal” during a July 17 test of its Space…

Loops in Profile
Loops in Profile

SDO sees a whole series of loops towered above a group of active regions over a five-days period on July…