Antares rocket launches from Wallops Island
The biggest rocket ever launched from Virginia blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore Sunday at 5 p.m.
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UPDATE: Virginia’s rocket launch rescheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday
The biggest rocket ever launched from Virginia has a rescheduled launch at 5 p.m. Sunday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
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NASA: ‘New’ planets could become inhabitable
NASA scientists announced Thursday the discovery of three planets
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NASA: What’s up for April 2013
Saturn’s north pole is now tilted towards Earth, giving us the best view of the rings since 2006.
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Spot Saturn above the Moon tonight
Look east around 11 p.m. tonight, or to the west before Dawn on Saturday morning.
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NASA: A comet may have a close encounter with Mars
There is a small chance that Comet 2013 A1 will strike Mars in October 2014.
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SpaceX ‘Dragon’ capsule returns from ISS trip, falls into Pacific
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashed into the Pacific Tuesday after reaching the International Space Station this month.
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NASA: meteor spotted Friday in Virginia was a boulder-sized asteroid
The Friday fireball was spotted from the Mid-Atlantic through the Northeast.
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Did you see a meteor Friday night?
CBS 6 News received multiple calls concerning a possible meteor around 8 p.m.
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NASA expects a double-peaked Solar Max cycle
2013 is supposed to be the year of Solar Max, but solar activity is much lower than expected. At least one leading forecaster expects the sun to rebound with a double-peaked maximum later this year.
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Chinese contractor at NASA Langley seized boarding plane
A Chinese aerospace contractor, who one senior lawmaker suspects is a spy, made his first appearance in federal court on Monday.
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NASA: Yes, Mars Could Have Hosted Life
Curiosity, humanity’s most powerful rover to land on Mars, has made a startling discovery: Conditions that could have supported life once existed there.
