Space

Lunar Eclipse Tonight, May 24, 2013

2013-05-24T15:52:00.000-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- There will be a Full Moon tonight beginning with a moonrise over the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's east coast just before 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday,...

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Full "Super Moon" Tonight, May 24th, 2013

2013-05-24T03:30:00.000-07:00

Delta IV Launch Delayed Until Tomorrow

2013-05-23T14:37:00.001-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The U.S. Air Force Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-5) satellite scheduled to launch a aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ rocket tonight from Space Launch...

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40% Weather Chance Delta IV 'GO' For Tonight's Launch

2013-05-23T06:18:00.000-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch a Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-5) satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ rocket tonight from Space Launch...

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Meteor Impact Causes Huge Explosion On Moon: VIDEO

2013-05-18T08:06:00.001-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- NASA astronomers have been monitoring the Moon for signs of explosions caused by meteoroids hitting the lunar surface for the past eight years. On March 17, 2013,...

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80% Weather Chance Atlas V 'GO' For Today's Launch

2013-05-15T07:22:00.002-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch a Global Positioning Satellite on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch...

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Astronauts Fix Leak During Emergency Space Walk

2013-05-12T02:30:00.001-07:00

HOUSTON, Texas -- NASA says that Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn completed a spacewalk at 2:14 p.m. EDT Saturday to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the...

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Florida Flying Car Crashes In Canada

2013-05-11T08:10:00.002-07:00

DUNNELLON, Florida -- A flying car manufactured in Dunnellon, Florida crashed near a school in British Columbia, Canada, the Canadian Press reported yesterday. According to the company's...

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Watch International Space Station Space Walk Live

2013-05-11T04:46:00.000-07:00

Streaming by Ustream HOUSTON, Texas -- International Space Station managers and the international partners approved plans late Friday for a spacewalk on Saturday by Expedition 35 crew members...

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NASA Awards Mobile Launcher Modification Contract To Rockledge Company

2013-05-09T04:39:00.000-07:00

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida -- NASA has awarded a contract to J.P. Donovan Construction Inc. of Rockledge, Fla., to modify the mobile launcher that will enable the agency's Space Launch System...

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Atlas V Rocket Launch On May 15

2013-05-09T03:52:00.004-07:00

Solid Rocket Booster Capped for Kennedy Space Center Atlantis Exhibit

2013-05-09T03:36:00.002-07:00

Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island is quickly nearing the...

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Young Vs. Old Spock in New Audi S7 Ad

2013-05-08T08:09:00.003-07:00

In a new YouTube video commercial, Audi asks, "What happens when old school goes head to head with new school in a battle of speed and wits? Leonard Nimoy takes on newbie Zachary Quinto and his...

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Meteor Shower Peaks During Cinco de Mayo 2013

2013-05-03T08:28:00.000-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will peak during the nights and pre-dawn mornings of the Cinco de Mayo 2013 weekend, May 4th-6th, 2013. Unlike last year,...

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NASA: Send Your Name To Mars

2013-05-01T15:21:00.002-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian...

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Sun Blows Ring of Fire During Coronal Mass Ejection

2013-05-01T11:57:00.001-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- A coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from just around the edge of the sun on May 1, 2013, in a gigantic rolling wave. CMEs can shoot over a billion tons of particles...

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Full 'Pink Moon' Tonight, April 25, 2013

2013-04-25T18:08:00.000-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- There will be a Full Moon tonight beginning with a moonrise over the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's east coast at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The Moon will be...

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Full Moon Tonight On April 25, 2013

2013-04-25T01:05:00.001-07:00

Meteorite Crashes Into Connecticut Home

2013-04-24T01:47:00.001-07:00

WOLCOTT, Connecticut -- A meteorite crashed through the roof of a Connecticut house during the Lyrid Meteor shower peak.

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1st Time 2 Women Inducted In Astronaut Hall of Fame Together

2013-04-21T04:33:00.002-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Three Space Shuttle astronauts, Curt Brown, Eileen Collins and Bonnie Dunbar, were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® during a ceremony at Kennedy Space Center...

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2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

2013-04-21T04:03:00.001-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- April is known for its rain showers, but it is also known for its spectacular meteor shower too. While many people will be focused terrestrially on April 22, 2013...

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Antares Rocket Launch Date Set For Sunday

2013-04-21T03:31:00.001-07:00

WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia -- The launch of an Antares rocket by NASA's commercial partner, Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., was pushed back to Sunday due to high winds yesterday....

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Premature Separation of Antares' Umbilical Scrubbed Virginia Launch

2013-04-18T10:12:00.001-07:00

WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia -- NASA's commercial partner, Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., confirmed a premature separation of a launch pad umbilical connection to its Antares rocket's...

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2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks On Earth Day

2013-04-17T02:06:00.000-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Did you see a meteor last night? April is known for its rain showers, but it is also known for its spectacular meteor shower too. While many people will be...

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NASA Unveils 2014 Budget

2013-04-10T13:38:00.002-07:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The roar of powerful rockets launching from Kennedy Space Center might be heard again in 2014 if President Obama's budget request for NASA is approved by...

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