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Orion Comes Home to Earth
At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
Is there a monster in IC 1396? Known to some as the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, parts of gas and dust
Splashdown! NASA’s Orion Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:39 a.m. PST Sunday after a
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Io in True Color
The strangest moon in the Solar System is bright yellow. The featured picture, an attempt to show how Io would
America and the Sea of Serenity
Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo view of another world. Fifty years ago the scene was
NASA Commits to Future Artemis Moon Rocket Production
NASA has finalized its contract with Boeing of Huntsville, Alabama, for approximately $3.2 billion to continue manufacturing core and upper
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Orion Gazes at Moon Before Return to Earth
On flight day 20 of the Artemis I mission, Dec. 5, 2022, Orion captured the Moon on the day of
Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb
On the night of December 7 Mars wandered near the Full Moon. In fact the Red Planet was occulted, passing
Michigan Students to Hear from Current NASA Space Station Astronaut
Students in Charlevoix, Michigan, will have an opportunity next week to hear from a NASA astronaut living and working aboard
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