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So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space
SPACE.com - 28 Jul 2019 15:58
Wildfires burning large swaths of Russia are generating so much smoke, they're visible from space, new images from NASA's Earth Observatory reveal.
NASA Outlines Plans for Lunar Lander Development Through Commercial Partnerships
SPACE.com - 28 Jul 2019 16:23
As NASA celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first crewed landing on the moon, the agency released new details about how it will procure landers to enable humans to return to the moon in the 2020s.
NASA Unveils Amazing Cosmic Views as Chandra X-Ray Observatory Turns 20
SPACE.com - 28 Jul 2019 16:11
It's been 20 years since NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched to give us the sharpest-ever view of X-rays -- and the telescope is still working at the frontier of science, the agency said.
This Week at NASA: Landing Systems for Astronauts on the Moon and More
SpaceRef - 28 Jul 2019 17:53
Seeking ideas for landing systems to return humans to the Moon, showcasing our aeronautics research efforts, and the science connection to Apollo 11's splashdown ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at ...
OneWeb Satellites Inaugurates Florida Factory
SPACE.com - 28 Jul 2019 16:28
OneWeb Satellites, the joint venture of Airbus and OneWeb, formally opened its Florida factory that will soon be producing satellites for OneWeb's constellation at the rate of two per day.
NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures
SPACE.com - 28 Jul 2019 16:11
NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.
Football-Size Meteorite May Have Landed in an Indian Rice Field
SPACE.com - 28 Jul 2019 15:58
The strange magnetic rock was the size of a football.