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NASA Juno Spacecraft beams back hypnotic images from Jupiter flyby
NASA Juno Spacecraft beams back hypnotic images from Jupiter flyby

The images show incredible jellyfish-like formations

Inside the cutting-edge US factory building the Dream Chaser Spaceplane
Inside the cutting-edge US factory building the Dream Chaser Spaceplane

The Dream Chaser Spaceplane is a unique craft

NASA’s latest discovery about Earth deemed ‘as important as gravity’
NASA’s latest discovery about Earth deemed ‘as important as gravity’

Something stronger than gravity

NASA breathes sigh of relief as stadium-sized asteroid skims Earth
NASA breathes sigh of relief as stadium-sized asteroid skims Earth

The huge rock is 950 feet in diameter

Astronaut was told to flee ISS immediately after finding blob growing outside it
Astronaut was told to flee ISS immediately after finding blob growing outside it

Life in space can be dangerous

NASA’s Super Guppy landing in Arizona was totally atypical
NASA’s Super Guppy landing in Arizona was totally atypical

An unusual landing by an unusual aircraft

This plane ‘accidentally’ flew into space before the Moon landing
This plane ‘accidentally’ flew into space before the Moon landing

And it set a speed record in the process

Another discovery on Mars points to possibility of life
Another discovery on Mars points to possibility of life

Scientists have made a potentially huge discovery

Why laser message NASA sent to Earth from 140 million miles could help future Mars missions
Why laser message NASA sent to Earth from 140 million miles could help future Mars missions

That’s 1.5x the distance between Earth and the Sun

NASA Rover finds ‘mind bending’ surprise on Mars
NASA Rover finds ‘mind bending’ surprise on Mars

This discovery has scientists excited

NASA astronaut says being in space made him realize we are ‘living a lie’
NASA astronaut says being in space made him realize we are ‘living a lie’

Seeing Earth from space gave him a new perspective

NASA astronaut says being in space made him realize we are 'living a lie'
NASA astronaut says being in space made him realize we are 'living a lie'

Seeing Earth from space gave him a new perspective