Total Solar Eclipse Darkens the South Pacific
On July 2, 2019, skywatchers in the beach city of La Serena, Chile, looked up at 4:38 p.m. local time to see a black circle in the sky.
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Earth’s Glow, the Moon and a Starry Night
Earth’s Glow, the Moon and a Starry Night
This was the view as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above the Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Hawaiian island chain.
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NASA’s First Rover on the Red Planet
NASA’s First Rover on the Red Planet
This 8-image mosaic of the Sojourner rover on the surface of Mars was acquired during the late afternoon on Sol 2. Sojourner arrived aboard the Mars Pathfinder on July 4, 1997.
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Taking to the Skies: Orion Test Brings Moon, Mars Missions Closer
Taking to the Skies: Orion Test Brings Moon, Mars Missions Closer
A launch abort system (LAS) with a test version of Orion attached soars upward on NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) flight test atop a Northrop Grumman provided booster on July 2, 2019, after launching at 7 a.m. EDT.
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Orion «Go» for Launch
Orion «Go» for Launch
A test version of NASA’s Orion crew module is ready for rollback at Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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