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All About NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission

This month NASA launches its OSIRIS-REx mission, an epic seven-year journey that will send a spacecraft to a remote asteroid called Bennu. Why Bennu? At 4 billion years old, it is one of the oldest

Watch the Perseids Meteor Shower Peak on Aug. 11-12

Each August, the Swift-Tuttle comet lights up the nighttime sky, displaying a beautiful light show for all us Earthlings. How? When pieces of the comet hurl into our atmosphere at 132,000 MPH, they create streaks

Take a Peek At One Of the Deepest Views Into Space Ever

Ready to have your mind blown? The photo above is one of the deepest views into space possible. The famed Hubble telescope recently took these shots of galaxy cluster Abell S1063, showing the very furthest

Celebrate the 47th Anniversary of Moon Day

Celebrate man’s first moon landing today!

NASA’s Juno Space Probe Arrives at Jupiter

While most people were celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks and hot dogs, NASA was celebrating one of its most impressive missions ever: the arrival of the Juno space probe in Jupiter’s orbit. Juno

Here’s How Engineers Plan To Clean Up Space Junk

It’s easy to think of the space around our planet as an empty vacuum, devoid of much other than a few satellites and the International Space Station. In reality, there are millions of pieces of

Take an Epic 360-Degree Tour of Mars

Want to visit Mars? Unless your an astronaut — or a robot — this incredible 360-degree tour of the Red Planet is just about the closest you get.

NASA’s Director of Planetary Science Talks — What Else — Space!

James Green is NASA’s director of planetary science. He’s responsible for some of NASA’s most epic missions, including Curiosity (Mars) and New Horizons (Pluto). Recently, I got the chance to chat with Green about the future

Is This the Coolest Space Video Ever Made?

Between 1969 and 1972 the human race accomplished arguably the single greatest technological achievement in history, setting foot on another celestial body. What better way to honor the NASA Apollo Program than with a gorgeous

Don’t Miss These Images of the Supermoon Eclipse

Last night (Sept. 27), we were treated to a rare astronomical treat: a Supermoon Eclipse. In fact, the phenomenon last occurred together in 1982, and we won’t see it again until 2033. What Is a