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Wildfires Seen from Space

By Staff Writers on July 4, 2012

This footage of wildfires across the western United States was captured from ISS in late June. Colorado has been particularly hard hit in recent... Read more →

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Diversion Techniques for Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

By Joe Pelton on July 4, 2012

Diagram showing a typical Near Earth Asteroid in blue and a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid in red (Credits: NASA). This is the third and final... Read more →

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ISS Loses Communication with Houston Mission Control

By Merryl Azriel on July 4, 2012

Houston Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center (Credits: ASC-CSA). On Sunday, July 1, the International Space... Read more →

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Getting the Most Out of ISS

By Merryl Azriel on July 3, 2012

Astronaut Don Pettit, who returned from 6 months aboard ISS on July 1, prepares a biological sample for the freezer (Credits: NASA). Now that the... Read more →

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Former Astronaut Alan “Dex” Poindexter Dead in Jet Ski Accident at 50

By Merryl Azriel on July 3, 2012

Commander Alan Poindexter (center) prepares to board Discovery for a countdown practice (Credits: Scott Andrews/NASA). Space shuttle veteran Alan... Read more →

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Moderate Solar Flare Aims Glancing Blow at Earth

By Staff Writers on July 3, 2012

SDO recorded this UV flash from the July 2 flare (Credits: NASA).   On July 2, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Solar and... Read more →