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Looking at the Sun
Looking at the Sun

It appeared that New Yorkers were not going to be able to see the transit of the planet Venus across…

Transit of Venus Across the Sun
Transit of Venus Across the Sun

Earth's planetary neighbor Venus passes across the face of the sun on June 5, 2012, seen here from the International…

Enterprise on the Hudson
Enterprise on the Hudson

Enterprise, the prototype for the space shuttle fleet, arrived at the Intrepid Museum in New York City on Wednesday, June…

Light Curve of a Planet Transiting Its Star
Light Curve of a Planet Transiting Its Star

Transit data are rich with information. By measuring the depth of the dip in brightness and knowing the size of…

Parabolic Flights on Zero-G Corporation’s Modified Boeing 727
Parabolic Flights on Zero-G Corporation’s Modified Boeing 727

Experimenters can test technologies applicable to the low-gravity levels such as those on the Moon or Mars in microgravity for…

GENIE Sits Atop Xombie Rocket
GENIE Sits Atop Xombie Rocket

Masten Space Systems' Xombie rocket with Draper Laboratory's Guidance Embedded Navigator Integration Environment (GENIE) flight control system rests on its…

Launch of UP Aerospace’s SpaceLoft-6
Launch of UP Aerospace’s SpaceLoft-6

UP Aerospace' SpaceLoft-6 rocket soars aloft from a Spaceport America launch pad in New Mexico carrying small DoD and NASA…

Coronal Hole on the Sun
Coronal Hole on the Sun

This image of a coronal hole on the sun bears a remarkable resemblance to the 'Sesame Street' character Big Bird.…

CID-42: Exceptional Properties
CID-42: Exceptional Properties

The galaxy at the center of this image contains an X-ray source, CID-42, with exceptional properties. After combining data from…

Checkout of Specialized Science Instruments
Checkout of Specialized Science Instruments

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory overflew Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California during a checkout…