The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, pronounced /ˈnæsə/) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established on July 29, 1958, by the National Aeronautics and Space Act.
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19 June 2013 Last updated at 00:08 ET By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News This favourite 2006 image of Saturn includes Earth as a speck just inside the G-ring at upper-left. In the coming picture, Earth will b ...
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Jessica Meir studies animals in extreme situations, such as elephant seals that dive nearly a mile deep in the ocean and geese that fly as high as airliners over the Himalayan mountains. Jessica Meir, a 35- ...
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What does the Earth look like from deep space? From Saturn? On July 19th NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be taking the first-ever natural-color image of the Earth as seen from the Saturn system. This will also be t ...
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"NASA already is working to find asteroids that might be a threat to our planet, and while we have found 95 percent of the large asteroids near the Earth's orbit, we need to find all those that might be a threat t ...
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Many Chinese newspapers also reported in March that Wang Yaping was born in April 1978, the same year as Liu Yang, the first female astronaut, was born. (Screenshot via NTD Television) No comments yet for this sto ...
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Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin recently kicked off a tour in support of her seventh album, "American Kid," featuring the song "Don't Let Me Die in Florida." The album "was written to honor my father," Griffin sa ...
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Charlie Sheen sitcom "Anger Management." In a statement Tuesday, producer Lionsgate says the actress won't be returning to the FX comedy. The company says it wishes her "the very best" but has no further comment. Blair's departure c ...
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