Tag Archives: NASA

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  NASA: What’s up for January – Close encounters of the planetary kind

  It’s easy and fun to find planets when they’re next to the moon.
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  Asteroid to miss Earth in 2040

  The asteroid, which is 140 meters (460 feet) in diameter, will get no closer to Earth than 890,000 kilometers (553,000 miles), or more than twice the distance to the moon, NASA said.
• News / Offbeat

  New NASA spacesuit looks an awful lot like Buzz Lightyear

  NASA may be taking their next astronaut suit to infinity and beyond.
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  NASA is pretty confident the world will not end Friday

  Here are some frequently asked questions about the Internet rumors that say the world will end this month.
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  LIVE VIDEO: NASA to crash twin probes into the moon at 5pm

  A pair of robotic twins that have been diligently mapping the moon this year will be going out with a bang.
• News / Weather / Weather Blog

  Rescheduled rocket launch from Wallops will be visible tonight

  Rocket launch scheduled December 18 from Wallops on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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  LIVE: NASA hosts chat as Geminid Meteors peak

  It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for spotting a Geminid meteor.
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  New NASA-funded forecast system helps transoceanic flights avoid storms

  The eight-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions are designed for pilots, air traffic controllers and others involved in transoceanic flights.
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  NASA: A New Meteor Shower in December?

  NASA forecasters say a stream of meteoroids from Comet Wirtanen could cut across Earth’s path this week, creating a new meteor shower. If the shower materializes (a big if) it would add to the ongoing display of Geminid meteors which peaks on Dec. 13-14.
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  Trips to the moon at the low price of $1.4 billion

  A U.S. company plans to offer affordable and routine trips to the moon. The price? $1.4 billion for a two-person lunar surface mission.
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  Report: U.S. had planned to wage war on moon

  The project was eventually scrapped because military officials were worried it would have fallout here on Earth.
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  NASA announces longest space mission by an American

  The current record is 215 days, however a Russian cosmonaut has spent 438 days in space.