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From a cosmic rubber ducky to an experimental space plane, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for July 19, 2014.

Thirty Meter Telescope: Students from around the world are gathering on Hawaii Island this week for the Pacific Astronomy and Engineering Summit (PAES). PAES is an intensive five-day forum focused on astronomy and engine...

Curiosity has zapped hundreds of Red Planet rocks with her powerful laser blaster during her lifetime and has now caught the sparks flying for the first time as they happened – as seen in new photos and video above and...

On July 19, 1969, the third day of NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing mission, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins made their fourth TV broadcast of the flight. This time, from near the moon.

The moon is a tough place to explore. It's several days away from Earth. Solar radiation sears the moon's surface. Its gravity is lumpy, and there is no atmosphere to protect astronauts from the elements. See how NASA ha...

I just got back from travel, and now I'm deep into planning my panels for San Diego Comic Con next week, so at the moment I'm enjoying a slow, broiling panic. But I couldn't pass up the chance to post this breath-taking ...

Video Caption: The sparks that appear on the baseball-sized rock (starting at :17) result from the laser of the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover hitting the rock. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Ken Krem...

Diagrams and NASA artwork show how Apollo astronauts flew to the moon.

Naturally occuring pits and tubes, caused by ancient movement of molten rock, could provide safe harbor against meteorites, thermal shock, radiation and dust. This idea has been studied for 3 decades, but LRO images have...

New York City is crawling with space fans young and old this week. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan is hosting a festival