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Find out when and where to look for the pink-looking planet.
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is set to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Fewer than one in a million star systems in the Milky Way likely host intelligent life.
The next Landsat satellite will monitor water supplies and retreating glaciers, among other things.
Curiosity drilled about 0.8 inches (2 centimeters) into a Martian rock called John Klein.
The asteroid set to closely graze the Earth next week is the first one of its kind to be observed by NASA scientists.
An Earth-like planet may reside right in our solar system's backyard, just 13 light-years or so away.
Recent launches by North Korea, South Korea and Iran highlight a growing trend.
Three impact craters of different sizes, arranged in the shape of a snowman, make up one of the most striking features on Vesta, as seen in this view from NASA's Dawn mission.
No asteroid target has yet been selected, making planning difficult.
2012 DA14 will not hit the planet on Feb. 15, though it will give us a historically close shave.
On the 10 year anniversary of the Columbia shuttle disaster, NASA remembers.
The robot pounded the rock with its arm-mounted drill but has apparently not spun the drill bit yet.
The Dream Chaser will fly solo for the first time in six to eight weeks.
The robot has been sizing up a target rock and flexing its robotic arm.
It's unknown if the 10-day "safe mode" has solved the problem with NASA's Kepler telescope.
A look at a few of the animals who paved the way for humans in space.
A look at simian astronauts over the years.
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