The huge, orange External Tank (ET) that will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its next…
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POLLUTED CLOUDS ?
A NASA study found some clouds that form on tiny haze particles are not cooling the…
SPACE STATION VISIBLE
The International Space Station may be visible in the early morning, flying by at five miles…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-045
The Expedition 10 crew is spending this week getting ready for the Christmas arrival of resupply…
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S04-042
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…
TINY PARTICLES AND CARBON SINKS
A NASA-funded study provides direct measurements confirming aerosols, tiny particles in the atmosphere, may be changing…
LEGENDARY SOLAR STORMS
A NASA-funded study found a region between radiation belts surrounding the Earth is not as benign…
GIANT BROWN CLOUD
NASA scientists announced a giant, smoggy atmospheric brown cloud, which forms over South Asia and the…
BLIND STUDENTS TOUCH THE SUN
A new book, “Touch the Sun,” allows blind and visually impaired students to experience images of…
AURA SATELLITE
NASA scientists announced the agency’s Aura spacecraft is providing the first daily, direct global measurements of…