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Cygnus Cargo Load for Orbital CRS-3
Cygnus Cargo Load for Orbital CRS-3

Orbital Sciences Corp. completed final cargo load of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft Oct. 23, 2014, in preparation for launch to…

Orbital-3 Launch Viewing Map – First Sight
Orbital-3 Launch Viewing Map – First Sight

Populations all along the east coast will have the chance to catch a glimpse of the Antares rocket as it…

Orbital-3 Launch Viewing Map – Elevation
Orbital-3 Launch Viewing Map – Elevation

Populations all along the east coast will have the chance to catch a glimpse of the Antares rocket as it…

Webb Telescope Mirrors: Stepping Stones to the Cosmos
Webb Telescope Mirrors: Stepping Stones to the Cosmos

Scientists and engineers placed two NASA James Webb Space Telescope test primary mirror segments onto the support structure that will…

Largest Sunspot of Solar Cycle
Largest Sunspot of Solar Cycle

A huge sunspot, named AR2191, can be seen in this image taken by NASA's SDO. It has been the source…

Illusions in the Cosmic Clouds
Illusions in the Cosmic Clouds

Do you see any recognizable shapes in this nebulous region captured by NASA's WISE and Chandra missions? Pareidolia is the…

NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) (Artist Concept)
NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) (Artist Concept)

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission will produce high-resolution global maps of soil moisture to track water availability around…

James Webb Space Telescope’s Heart Survives Deep Freeze Test
James Webb Space Telescope’s Heart Survives Deep Freeze Test

After 116 days of being subjected to extremely frigid temperatures like that in space, the heart of the James Webb…

Monster Sunspot Releases M8.7 Class Solar Flare
Monster Sunspot Releases M8.7 Class Solar Flare

The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, an M8.7 class, peaking at 9:59 p.m. EDT on Oct. 21, 2014.

Monster Sunspot Releases X1.6-Class Solar Flare on Oct. 22, 2014
Monster Sunspot Releases X1.6-Class Solar Flare on Oct. 22, 2014

An X1.6 class flare erupted from the lower half of the sun, peaking at 10:28 a.m. EDT on Oct. 22,…