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A Massive Asteroid Will Safely Pass Earth Today

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an … asteroid? Later today, 2.7-mile-wide Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass safely by our planet at a distance of about 4.4 million

Fly Over the Surface of Pluto In This Cool Video From NASA

Using actual data from NASA’s New Horizons, this footage accurately represents what it would be like to flyover the Pluto system.

All About the Great American Solar Eclipse

Get all the scoop on the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, including where to watch, safety instructions, and how to earn the BSA 2017 Solar Eclipse patch.

Google’s Street View Takes You Inside the International Space Station

Google Street View is launching an epic set of completely explorable locations, including the Sistine Chapel, the Ocean and the International Space Station.

Is This the Spacecraft of the Future

Meet NASA’s advanced Orion Module.

See What Earth Looks Like From Mars

This will make you feel tiny.

Check Out the New Mars Rover Concept Vehicle

In the last 40 years, NASA has successfully operated six unmanned landing craft and vehicles on the Martian surface. Now the space agency has created the next rover that will make it to the Red

NASA Is Heading To the Sun For the First Time

NASA has sent spacecraft to every planet in our solar system, including some moons and other celestial objects. But next summer the American space agency will send a ship somewhere it never has before: The

How Do Astronauts Sleep In Space?

Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrated snoozing in orbit.

How Much Space Debris Orbits Earth?

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