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Friday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. In the U. S., scientists present major findings from NASA’s Dawn mission: the asteroid Vesta appears...

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From the Coalition for Space Exploration: T-10 Days and counting!
The deadline for entries to the CSE “Why Explore Space?” video contest is rapidly approaching.
Make sure to submit your 1-2 minute video on...

James Webb Space Telescope - Credit: ESA
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project has reached yet another milestone.
The first instrument to be completed for JWST has been transferred from the European Space Agency to NASA – the Mid InfraRed Instrument, or MIRI for short.
This month’s handover comes at the end of a rigorous testing and calibration phase during which MIRI proved it...

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Wednesday’s CSExtra offers the latest in reporting and commentary on space-related activities from around the world. Budget reductions will prompt a lengthy break in the launch of new Martian rover missions. NASA...

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Tuesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. In Washington, the White House threatens to veto a House 2013 appropriations measure that includes...

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Monday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. SpaceX looks to a May 19 launching of the first U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the...

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Friday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. Late Saturday brings a “Super Moon.” United Launch Alliance looks to a mid-afternoon attempt Friday to...
U.S. astronauts, from Florida to Texas, are receiving honors this week for their contributions to human space exploration.
On Saturday (May 5), Franklin Chang Diaz, Kevin Chilton and Charles Precourt will be inducted into the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla.
They will bring to 82 the number of inductees from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and shuttle programs.
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NASA's Suomi NPP Earth observation mission took flight in October 2011. The five-year mission is testing advanced instrumentation for weather forecasting and climate change studies. Image Credit/NASA image
The nation’s NASA and NOAA administered Earth observation program is on shakey ground, the National Research Council, a Congressionally-chartered think tank, concluded in...
NASA astronaut and space station crew member, Don Pettit, is cranking out video that examines how microgravity affects scientific principles.
The series is called “Science Off the Sphere” – physics experiments performed on the International Space Station using everyday objects.
NASA and the American Physical Society have partnered to share the videos with students, educators and science fans around the world...




























