Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life
NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies about 10,000 light-years from Earth, can be seen in the constellation Centaurus.
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Celebrating Spitzer’s Sweet Sixteen
Celebrating Spitzer’s Sweet Sixteen
Spitzer Space Telescope into orbit around the Sun on Aug. 25, 2003. Since then, the observatory has been lifting the veil on the wonders of the cosmos, from our own solar system to faraway galaxies, using infrared light.
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Lifting the Space Launch System Core Stage Into Place
Lifting the Space Launch System Core Stage Into Place
NASA cleared a milestone in preparation for Green Run testing of its Space Launch System (SLS) core stage with the lift and installation of the core stage pathfinder simulator onto the B-2 Test Stand.
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Astronaut Andrew Morgan Performs His First Spacewalk
Astronaut Andrew Morgan Performs His First Spacewalk
West Point graduate, physician and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is pictured working outside the International Space Station .
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Christine Darden: From Human Computer to Engineer
Christine Darden: From Human Computer to Engineer
In 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of ‘human computers’ who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers for engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center.
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