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May 11 2012
Monster Sunspot Fires Off Powerful Solar Flares
The solar flares are coming from a sunspot far bigger than the Earth.
Space History Photo: M2-F2 Crash on Rogers Dry Lake
A crash landing by the M2-F2 on the Rogers dry lakebed.
Bella Luna: Skywatcher Captures Old Moon Over Historic Italian Church
Old moon graces church in Turin.
Huge Dead Satellite May Be Space Junk for 150 Years
Envisat is roughly the size of a school bus.
Sponsor-a-Shuttle: Museums Offer Tiles, Stars for Space Shuttle Display Funds
You can sponsor NASA space shuttles Enteprise and Endeavour for their final museum homes.
May 10 2012
Giant Asteroid Vesta's Planetary Chances Killed by Jupiter
Jupiter's gravity kept Vesta from hooking up with many other protoplanets.
Protoplanet Vesta's South Pole Was Double Pummeled | Video
330 mile-wide Vesta, one of the largest asteroids, must have been whacked by two very large objects. This virtual view of its South Pole shows features called the 'snowman' craters and a crater called Oppia.
Swarm of Tiny Satellites Would Serve as Soldiers' Eyes
The U.S. military is officially on the hunt for cheap satellite swarms capable of giving U.S. troops updated battlefield images at any time.
Vesta - Stunted Sister of Earth | Fly-Over Virtual Video
This ancient battered asteroid is an analog of the very early Earth, Mars and other rocky planets. Vesta didn't grow but has now been reclassified as a small planet. NASA's Dawn acquired the data from which this virtual video was built.
Moon and Venus Set Over Historic Old Delhi Mosque
Avid astrophotographer Ajay Talwar snapped a stunning photo series of the moon and Venus over Delhi, India.
Space Shuttle Replica to Make Houston 'Landing' June 1
Houston is about to get a space shuttle of its own: a replica from NASA's Florida spaceport.
Oldest Mayan Astronomical Calendar Discovered
Mayan 'wall calendar' doesn't count down to the end of the world.
Swan Glowing in Flight
Chaotic networks of dust and gas signpost the next generations of massive stars in this stunning new image of the Cygnus-X star-nursery captured by ESA’s Herschel space observatory.
Hidden Alien Planet Revealed by Its Own Gravity
A second look at observations from the Kepler telescope revealed a planet missed the first time.
Huge Asteroid Vesta Actually an Ancient Protoplanet
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has confirmed Vesta's protoplanet status.
Our Sun Is Moving More Slowly Than Thought
A giant shockwave leading the sun may not actually be there.
Mars Rover Opportunity Survives Harsh Martian Winter to Rove Again
Opportunity spent more than four months at its overwintering site.
Re-Entry: An Astronaut's Return To Life On Earth | SPACE.com Interview
International Space Station astronaut Dan Burbank talks about adapting to "terra-firma" after 158 days of weightless living. He answers your questions submitted through SPACE.com .
Space History Photo: Ion Engine Test Firing
Charged ions being emitted from this xenon ion engine give off a faint blue glow.
Faintest Star Cluster Yet Discovered On Outskirts of Milky Way
A miniscule globular cluster of stars has been found orbiting our galaxy.
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