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Astrophoto: Lovely Crescent Venus by John Chumack
A beautiful crescent Venus on May 14, 2012. Credit: John Chumack.
Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus has never looked more gorgeous! Prolific and accomplished astrophotographer John Chumack captured this shot of a crescent Venus on May 14, 2012 as it moves in for a transit of the Sun. Just 14% of Venus’ face was illuminated, 22 Days before the June 5th Transit of Venus...
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- Astrophoto: Lovely Crescent Venus by John Chumack
- SpaceX Replaces Faulty Rocket Valve for Space Station Flight
- Astronauts May See Solar Eclipse Shadow From Space
- SpaceX Engineers Race to Repair Engines for May 22 Launch
- One-day forum on Islamic astronomy next Thursday
- Private mission to space station scrubbed half a second before liftoff
- On The Hunt For High-Altitude Microorganisms
- SpaceX launch aborted; next attempt Tuesday | Bad Astronomy
- Meteor Shower Timelapse Seen from the Space Station
- Followup: Supereclipse | Bad Astronomy
- Commercial space vehicle launch aborted
- Upcoming solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'
- SpaceX's historic launch to space station scrubbed at last second
- Computers Abort Private Rocket Launching to Space Station
- T-0 Launch Abort for Dragon
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Watch 'Desert growth' on the Earth from Space programme
Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CEST for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.
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- Farewell to the Sun
- Watch 'Hot spots' on the Earth from Space programme
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- Watch online: 'Hot spots' on the Earth from Space programme
- Europe delivers first JWST instrument
- ESA declares end of mission for Envisat
- Call for Media: Europe’s SpaceLab finalists link up with space and meet astronauts
- GMES in Eastern Europe
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SpaceX aborts launch to ISS
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 19, 2012SpaceX on Saturday scrubbed the highly anticipated launch of its Dragon capsule toward the Space Station due to a rocket engine problem. The last-second abort...
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- Ariane 5's second launch of 2012
- Lockheed Martin's Second Generation Aegis BMD System Successfully Intercepts Missile
- Raytheon awarded $313.8 million for Standard Missile-6 all-up rounds
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- NASA chooses rocket for Orion launches
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SpaceX Replaces Faulty Rocket Valve for Space Station Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX engineers have replaced a faulty engine valve on a private rocket carrying the first commercial space capsule bound for the International Space Station following the last...
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- Commercial space vehicle launch aborted
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- Stakes high for private launch to space station
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Astrophoto: Lovely Crescent Venus by John Chumack
A beautiful crescent Venus on May 14, 2012. Credit: John Chumack.
Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus has never looked more gorgeous! Prolific and accomplished astrophotographer J...
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Astronomy.com
The week in pictures: January 21–27, 2012
"The week in pictures" highlights the amazing discoveries and cutting-edge research that resulted in magnificent photos and illustrations in the past week's Astronomy.com News section. Scroll through ...
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- NASA's Kepler announces 11 planetary systems hosting 26 planets
- NASA's NuSTAR ships to Vandenberg for March 14 launch
- Photo from NASA Mars Orbiter shows wind's handiwork
- The wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies
- Elusive matter found to be abundant far above Earth
- Dawn spacecraft offers first look at giant asteroid's chemistry
- The Helix in new colors
- The week in pictures: January 14–20, 2012
- Most distant dwarf galaxy detected
- Gaseous ring around young star raises questions
- Plank's High Frequency Instrument completes its survey of early universe
- Planck's High Frequency Instrument completes its survey of early universe
- The Lunar reconnaissance Orbiter's Lyman Alpha Mapping Project reveals lunar surface features
- The week in pictures: January 7–13, 2012
- Herschel and Spitzer see nearby galaxies’ stardust
- Hubble breaks new ground with distant supernova discovery
- Spitzer captures turbulent region of star birth
- Hubble study challenges cosmic fireworks as largest driver of galaxy growth
- Telescopes team up to pinpoint black hole's outburst
- Astronomers reach new frontiers of dark matter
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Upcoming solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'
Thousands of people are planning viewing parties for the upcoming annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon....
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- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 14-18, 2012
- Cassini: Titan Flyby on May 22, 2012
- NASA Announces 2012 Space Technology Research Fellowship Grants
- Herschel Sees Intergalactic Bridge Aglow With Stars
- Weekend solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'
- MRO HiRISE Images - May 16, 2012
- NASA's Deputy Administrator to Discuss Future of Commercial Spaceflight with Industry Representatives
- NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (WISE)
- NASA Lends GALEX to Caltech
- JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House
- Lightning Signature Could Help Reveal the Solar System's Origins
- Expedition 31 Trio Blasts Off for International Space Station
- NASA Modifies Launch Service Contract To Add Falcon 9 Rocket
- NASA $1.5 Million Robot Competition Rolls Onto WPI Campus June 14-17
- Cassini Update - May 11, 2012
- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 7-11, 2012
- Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving (MSL)
- NASA's New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves the Nest (OCO-2)
- Mars Rover Opportunity Update: May 01-08, 2012
- NASA's Juno Spacecraft Images Big Dipper