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Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth From Deep Space

18 Jun 2013, 19:38 UTC NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's LRO: Four Years in Orbit

18 Jun 2013, 19:10 UTC NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or LRO, in orbit around the moon for four years, has forever changed our view of our nearby neighbor.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Scott Luthcke - Weighing in on Ice Sheet Weight

18 Jun 2013, 18:59 UTC Geophysicist Scott Luthcke finds weighing the ice sheets is sometimes easier than coaching his three daughters in field hockey.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

James 'Bryan' Blair - Looking for the Next Mountain

18 Jun 2013, 18:50 UTC Mathematician-turned-instrument scientist James "Bryan" Blair takes an unconventional approach and is always looking for that next mountain to climb.

Science@NASA

Strange Flames on the ISS

18 Jun 2013, 15:15 UTC Researchers experimenting with flames onboard the International Space Station have produced a strange, cool-burning form of fire that could help improve the efficiency of auto engines.

ESA Human Spaceflight and Exploration

Amazing ATV

18 Jun 2013, 09:28 UTC Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: ATV-4 approaches International Space Station

ESA Top News

The fast winds of Venus are getting faster

18 Jun 2013, 08:16 UTC The most detailed record of cloud motion in the atmosphere of Venus chronicled by ESA’s Venus Express has revealed that the planet’s winds have steadily been getting faster over the last six years.

NASA's Ames Research Center News and Features

Media Invited to View UP Aerospace Launch for NASA

18 Jun 2013, 00:12 UTC The first suborbital rocket launch from Spaceport America funded by NASA's Flight Opportunities Program to carry multiple space technology payloads will launch on June 21.

NASA's Ames Research Center News and Features

Ames Co-Hosts Planetary Probe Workshop

17 Jun 2013, 21:35 UTC One of humankind’s most challenging ventures, sending vehicles to other worlds, will draw 150 experts for the International Planetary Probe Workshop.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features

The Turbulent, High-Energy Sky Is Keeping NuSTAR Busy

17 Jun 2013, 20:43 UTC Like "things that go bump in the night," a few high-energy events in the universe have captured the attention of the NuSTAR telescope.

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19 Jun 2013
- 02:11 UTC Science@NASA Cassini to Photograph Earth From Deep Space On July 19th, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will photograph Earth through the rings of Saturn.
18 Jun 2013
- 19:38 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth From Deep Space NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19.
- 19:10 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... NASA's LRO: Four Years in Orbit NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or LRO, in orbit around the moon for four years, has forever changed our view of our nearby neighbor.
- 18:59 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... Scott Luthcke - Weighing in on Ice Sheet Weight Geophysicist Scott Luthcke finds weighing the ice sheets is sometimes easier than coaching his three daughters in field hockey.
- 18:50 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... James 'Bryan' Blair - Looking for the Next Mountain Mathematician-turned-instrument scientist James "Bryan" Blair takes an unconventional approach and is always looking for that next mountain to climb.
- 16:33 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge NASA announced Tuesday a Grand Challenge focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them.
- 15:56 UTC Herschel News Herschel spacecraft is turned off As of 17th June 2013 the Herschel spacecraft has been turned off, ending the operational phase of the mission read more
- 15:52 UTC ESA Top News Talking Alphasat Round table with the Alphasat partners at Paris Air and Space Show 18 June
- 15:15 UTC Science@NASA Strange Flames on the ISS Researchers experimenting with flames onboard the International Space Station have produced a strange, cool-burning form of fire that could help improve the efficiency of auto engines.
- 12:44 UTC NASA Breaking News Kansas Students to Speak Live With Space Station NASA Ast... Expedition 36 crew members and NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Karen Nyberg, currently orbiting aboard the International Space Station, will speak with students gathered at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space ...
- 09:28 UTC ESA Human Spaceflig... Amazing ATV Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: ATV-4 approaches International Space Station
- 08:16 UTC ESA Top News The fast winds of Venus are getting faster The most detailed record of cloud motion in the atmosphere of Venus chronicled by ESA’s Venus Express has revealed that the planet’s winds have steadily been getting faster over the ...
- 07:15 UTC ESA Top News DG Press event Replay of the Director General's press conference at the Paris Air and Space Show, Le Bourget, 17 June
- 04:00 UTC NASA Marshall Space... Marshall Center Sets 'Take Children to Work Day' June 20 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will hold its annual "Take Our Children to Work Day" June 20.
- 04:00 UTC NASA Marshall Space... Accelerating Space Station Science NASA unveiled today an upgraded Payload Operations Integration Center at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
- 00:12 UTC NASA's Ames Researc... Media Invited to View UP Aerospace Launch for NASA The first suborbital rocket launch from Spaceport America funded by NASA's Flight Opportunities Program to carry multiple space technology payloads will launch on June 21.
- 00:00 UTC Arianespace Press R... Arianespace to launch Gokturk-1 high-resolution observati... Today in Le Bourget Arianespace has announced a launch contract with Telespazio to launch the Göktürk-1 satellite for the Turkish goverment.
17 Jun 2013
- 21:35 UTC NASA's Ames Researc... Ames Co-Hosts Planetary Probe Workshop One of humankind’s most challenging ventures, sending vehicles to other worlds, will draw 150 experts for the International Planetary Probe Workshop.
- 20:43 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... The Turbulent, High-Energy Sky Is Keeping NuSTAR Busy Like "things that go bump in the night," a few high-energy events in the universe have captured the attention of the NuSTAR telescope.
- 20:24 UTC Keck Observatory VIDEO Astronomy Talk: Dr. Ian McLean (May 22, 2013) On April 4, 2012 a new instrument obtained “first light” on the Keck I Telescope at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea. Known as MOSFIRE, for Multi-Object Spectrometer ...
- 16:57 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Invites Media to View Space Launch System Progress NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier and other agency officials will debut a new machine for manufacturing NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and check on development ...
- 16:53 UTC NASA Lunar Science ... First ISS Crew Session to Test Telerobotic Operations Fro... Join NLSI's LUNAR team via Adobe Connect for the first-ever telerobotics test from space on Monday! Join NLSI’s LUNAR team via Adobe Connect for the first-ever telerobotics test from space ...
- 15:08 UTC ESA Top News Talking Alphasat Round table with the Alphasat partners at Paris Air and Space Show 18 June. Watch it live from 14:30 to 15:30 CEST
- 14:10 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Selects Next Generation of Space Explorers; Google+ ... PASTE INTRO SENTENCE HERE
- 14:05 UTC ESA Top News ExoMars 2016 set to complete construction ESA’s mission to Mars in 2016 has entered the final stage of construction with the signature of a contract today with Thales Alenia Space at the Paris Air & Space ...
- 14:05 UTC ESA Top News ExoMars 2016 set to complete construction ESA’s mission to Mars in 2016 has entered the final stage of construction with the signature of a contract today with Thales Alenia Space at the Paris Air & Space ...
- 13:56 UTC Science and Technol... Director of the Large Hadron Collider recognised in Queen... STFC congratulates Dr Stephen Myers, Director of Accelerators and Technology at CERN, who has been awarded an OBE in Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013.
- 12:22 UTC ESA Top News ATV-4 in 3D Front row seats: watch in 3D ATV Albert Einstein released into space as never seen before
- 07:25 UTC ESA Top News Final command: Herschel ends operations as orbiting testb... With the exhaustion of its helium coolant, Herschel’s science mission ended on 29 April. But the stalwart satellite continued providing value to the end, serving as an orbiting testbed for ...
- 07:22 UTC ESA Space Science Titanic Sea Space science image of the week: Ligeia Mare, the second largest known sea on Saturn's moon Titan.
- 04:00 UTC NASA Marshall Space... J-2X Engine No. 10002 Tests at Stennis Space Center J-2X engine No. 10002 completed a successful test on June 13 at the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center.
- 04:00 UTC NASA Marshall Space... Space Station Program Manager to Visit Marshall June 19 On June 19, NASA will unveil upgrades to the Payload Operations Integration Center at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
- 04:00 UTC NASA's Ames Researc... NASA Retired Scientist Wins Alvin Seiff Memorial Award A NASA scientist, whose research and leadership helped revolutionize planetary probe and sample return technology, today received an award for his work.
- 00:00 UTC Arianespace Press R... The Paris Air Show opens to the rhythm of Arianespace's l... Arianespace has brought the sights and sounds of its launcher family operations to this week's Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, while also providing an advanced look at payload ...
- 00:00 UTC Arianespace Press R... France's Prime Minister has a close-up look at Arianespac... Arianespace received high-level French government attention during today's inaugural activities for the 2013 Paris Air Show.
16 Jun 2013
- 08:06 UTC ESA Human Spaceflig... Valentina Fifty years of women in space
15 Jun 2013
- 14:13 UTC ESA Human Spaceflig... Europe’s largest spaceship reaches its orbital port ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on 15 June when it docked smoothly with orbital outpost at 14:07 GMT (16:07 ...
- 09:52 UTC ESA Top News ATV meets ISS ESA's ATV-4 cargo vessel made contact with the ISS at 16:07 CEST today
14 Jun 2013
- 21:17 UTC NASA Breaking News NASA Invites Media to Asteroid Initiative Industry and Pa... Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and other senior NASA officials will discuss the progress being made on NASA's mission to capture, redirect, and explore an asteroid June 18.
- 20:00 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... NASA-Led Study Explains Decades of Black Hole Observation... The study confirms long-held suspicions about how stellar-mass black holes produce their highest-energy light.
- 19:30 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... NASA’s MMS Achieves Major Mission Milestone This fisheye image shows NASA’s four Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, observatories inside the cleanroom at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
- 19:03 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... HS3 Mission to Delve into Saharan Dust NASA's 2013 HS3 mission will investigate whether Saharan dust and its associated warm and dry air, known as the Saharan Air Layer favors or suppresses the development of tropical cyclones.
- 18:50 UTC NASA's Goddard Spac... Webb Telescope's Last Backbone Component Completed Assembly of James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror backplane support structure, is a step closer to completion with the recent addition of the backplane support frame.
- 18:18 UTC NASA Lunar Science ... NLSI Teams Offer Sudbury Field Camp The Short Course and Field School at the Sudbury Impact Structure is a week long classroom and field training program based in Sudbury, Ontario. 2013 Fall Session Sunday,September 29, 2013–Friday, ...
- 14:35 UTC NASA Breaking News Students and Teachers Become Rocket Scientists at NASA's ... More than 120 students and educators will delve into the world of rocket science June 15-21 during Rocket Week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
- 09:49 UTC ESA Top News Week In Images Our week through the lens: 10-14 June 2013
- 09:23 UTC ESA Top News Press conference Follow the ESA DG press conference at Le Bourget 2013, 17 June from 15:30 CEST
- 09:01 UTC ESA Top News ATV-4 docking Follow the ATV-4 docking to the International Space Station, 15 June from 14:50 CEST
- 08:17 UTC ESA Top News ATV ready to nose up to Station ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV Albert Einstein, is set to conduct an autonomous docking with the International Space Station on 15 June. The vessel will deliver scientific experiments, vital ...
- 08:04 UTC ESA Top News A helping hand from above for The Gambia Satellites are being used to promote agriculture in one of the world’s poorest countries.