On April 30, 2013 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature approved new names for five…
The plains that surround the Caloris basin are geologically complex. Today's featured images highlights some of the kilometer-scale knobs that…
This artist's concept illustrates the frenzied activity at the core of our Milky Way galaxy. The galactic center hosts a…
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The LAGEOS I, Laser Geodynamics Satellite, was launched on May 4, 1976 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-foot…
The unmanned Skylab station was launched into orbit by a Saturn V booster. Almost immediately, technical problems developed due to…
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard Jr. became the first American in space when Freedom 7 was launched by a…
JSC2013-E-028655 (6 May 2013) -- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 36/37 backup crew member…
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