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• 00:41

  Probe Launched In 1978 Coming Close To Home - But We Can't Talk To It | Orbit Diagram

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  The International Sun-Earth Explorer Cometary Explorer (ISEE-3 / ICE) -- launched in 1978 -- makes its closest approach to Earth in August 2014.

• 03:21

  Asymmetric Supernova Remnants May Mark Black Holes | Simulation

  by shub Added 10 years ago 723 Views / 0 Likes

  Through simulations of twisting magnetic fields around collapsing cores of massive stars, Caltech astrophysicists study the previously puzzling appearance of certain double-lobed remnant nebulae. Such fields may contribute to black hole formation.

• 01:52

  Prototype Lander Flies High, Identifies Landing Target | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 743 Views / 0 Likes

  NASA's Morpheus lander logged another test flight on April 30th, 2014. Its Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) identified its primary landing site and targeted the location for landing.

• 02:39

  SpaceX Reusable Rocket Prototype Flies 4X Higher In Latest Test | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 789 Views / 0 Likes

  The Falcon 9R rocket rose to a height of 3280 feet (1000 meters) in its latest test, posted on May 1st, 2014. The legs were in a fixed down position from launch to landing, but future tests will begin with them stowed.

• 00:58

  Space Rock To Zip Between Earth And Moon | Orbit Animation

  by shub Added 10 years ago 775 Views / 0 Likes

  Asteroid 2014 HL129 will fly nearly 187,000 miles away (.7 Lunar distance) from Earth on its closest approach on May 3rd, 2014. It is an estimated 32-feet-wide.

• 02:43

  New Meteor Shower Could Upgrade to 'Storm' | May 2014 Skywatching Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 775 Views / 0 Likes

  Earth may pass through the dust trails of Comet 209P/LINEAR's past orbits, and predictions range from 100 to a 'stormy' 1000 meteors an hour. Also, great views of Saturn, Mars and comet PanStarrs (C/2012 K1) will be available throughout the month.

• 00:52

  Icy Parfait: Jupiter's Moon Ganymede Hides Layered Ocean | Animation

  by shub Added 10 years ago 669 Views / 0 Likes

  A new model of largest moon in our solar system (bigger than planet Mercury) suggests that at least one ocean is stacked between multiple layers of ice. More about Ganymede: http://goo.gl/S37qaH

• 01:02

  All Known Exoplanets of Single Stars - Largest to Smallest Orbits | Animation

  by shub Added 10 years ago 767 Views / 0 Likes

  A dive through data of 1774 planets in 1081 star systems. From planets whose orbits take hundreds or thousands of years, to those that take hours or days. Tom Hands (http://www.tomhands.com) created the animation. Original: http://goo.gl/1V0wgh

• 03:39

  Best Meteor Storm of 2014 Coming? 'Camelopardalids' | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 778 Views / 0 Likes

  On May 24th, Earth will for the first time pass through a cloud of dust that comet 209P/LINEAR behind in the 1800's. Experts say it could rival the year's best Perseids shower, with up to 200 meteors per hour.

• 02:31

  Multiple Spacecraft Had 'Eyes' On Powerful Solar X-Flare | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 766 Views / 0 Likes

  NASA's SDO, IRIS and RHESSI spacecrafts, along with JAXA's Hinode had their imagers pointed at the sunspot that erupted with an x-class flare on March 29th, 2014. - Rippled Earth's Magnetic Field: http://goo.gl/Kb1JHa

• 05:20

  New Simulation Re-Spins the Cosmic Web More Accurately | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 588 Views / 0 Likes

  With the Illustris Simulation, astrophysicists have accurately modeled the correct mix of spiral, elliptical and irregular galaxies to show how all elements more complex than hydrogen or helium got their start. Full Story: http://goo.gl/JGDUmF

• 00:55

  Country Music Star Kellie Pickler Touts NASA's SLS | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 749 Views / 0 Likes

  The recording artist promoted the Orion capsule ands Space Launch Systems in this public service announcement.

• 01:33

  Flame Nebula Sets Fire To Star Cluster Theory | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 745 Views / 0 Likes

  Simple theory held that centers of nebulas, where gas and dust condense, are the birthplaces of star clusters. But data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, reveals that stars on the outskirts of this and other nebulas are actually the oldest.

• 09:56

  In Memoriam: Aerospace Pioneer Bill Dana, Hypersonic X-15 Pilot | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 643 Views / 0 Likes

  NASA research pilot and aeronautical engineer passed away on My 6th, 2014. In his 48 year career,he flew more than 8,000 hours in over 60 different aircraft. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1997.

• 01:22

  NFL Draft Message From Space | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 682 Views / 0 Likes

  NASA astronauts Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio kicked off the 2014 NFL draft with a message from the International Space Station.

• 06:35

  Free Time In Space? Astronaut Tweets Friends For Suggestions | Video Interview

  by shub Added 10 years ago 566 Views / 0 Likes

  NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman reached out to his friends to find out what they would do in their down time aboard the International Space Station. Wiseman spoke to Space.com's Tariq Malik on May 9th, 2014 and is scheduled to launch to ISS on May 28th a

• 00:53

  'Square' Hole In Sun Blows High-Speed Solar Wind | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 741 Views / 0 Likes

  A square-shaped coronal hole has been imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Open magnetic field lines cause these holes to form and gives high-speed streams of plasma a chance to escape the Sun pull.

• 12:19

  Congress: Not Taking Out 'Orbital' Trash = Economy In Jeopardy | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 722 Views / 0 Likes

  Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and others from the House Science, Space&Technology Subcommittee on Space conducted a hearing on how to prevent a real life 'Gravity'.

• 05:43

  Upgraded Space Shuttle 'Pumpkin-Suit' Tested For Asteroid Mission EVA | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 843 Views / 0 Likes

  NASA is testing a next generation Modified Advanced Crew Escape Suit (MACES), formerly ACES, for possible use on extravehicular activities. Astronauts Stan Love and Steve Bowen, tested the suits underwater in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab.

• 02:13

  Loss of Antarctic Glacier is Irreversible, NASA Scientists Say | Animation

  by shub Added 10 years ago 830 Views / 0 Likes

  After 40 years of observation, NASA and University of California researchers agree that melting of the West Antarctic Glacier has passed the point of no return. It contains enough ice to raise sea levels ~4 feet, but could take centuries to melt.

• 04:00

  How to 'Joystick' Space Station's Robot Arm | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 717 Views / 0 Likes

  Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques explains how the Station's Canadarm2 captures spacecraft using a Canadian Space Agency simulator. ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen hosts.

• 07:14

  Rain Feels Wonderful To Recently Returned Astronaut | Video

  by shub Added 10 years ago 713 Views / 0 Likes

  NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins talks to Space.com's Tariq Malik about adjusting back to life on the ground. Hopkins spent 166 days aboard the International Space Station.

• 01:40

  DARPA Proposes Folding Space Telescope Design | Animation

  by shub Added 10 years ago 778 Views / 0 Likes

  The Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) will use lightweight membrane optics instead of large-diameter glass mirrors. This design can reduce building and launch costs, putting more eyes in the sky.

• 01:36

  Bright 'St. Thomas' Fireball Captured By 9 All-Sky Cameras

  by shub Added 10 years ago 727 Views / 0 Likes

  7 Western University (Ontario) all-sky cameras and two operated by NASA recorded the fireball over the northern shore of Lake Erie on Mar. 18, 2013. Golf ball or softball-sized fragments may have reach the ground northwest of St. Thomas, Ontario. Read mor