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Lunar Eclipse Tonight: When, Where And How To Watch It

A total lunar eclipse. Photo: Fred Espenak/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/July 16, 2000

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

The rare event also falls on the northern winter solstice.

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New Expedition 26 Trio Launches To Space Station

Expedition 26 trio Catherine Coleman, Dmitry Kondratyev and Paolo Nespoli. Photo: NASA

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

They will complete the mission in May.

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Geminid Meteor Shower To Peak Early Tuesday

A Geminid fireball explodes over the Mojave Desert in 2009. Photo: Wally Pacholka/AstroPics.com/TWAN

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

You can catch a glimpse until Thursday. 

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SpaceX's Dragon: First Private Spaceship To Return Safely

The Dragon space capsule at the SpaceX hangar in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Photo: Michael Rooks/SpaceX

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

Could Dragon be the next space shuttle?

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Air Force Unmanned Spacecraft Completes First Flight After Seven Months

X-37B unmanned spacecraft. Photo: Boeing

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

X-37B conducted on-orbit experiments for more than 220 days, the Air Force said.

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Bacteria Thrive On Arsenic, Redefine Search For Extraterrestrial Life

Felisa Wolfe-Simon, the research team's lead scientist, processing mud from Mono Lake. Photo: Henry Bortman

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

Arsenic is poisonous to most known life on Earth.

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NASA Finds Arsenic-Loving Bacteria

(Photo courtesy NASA Goddard Space Center)

Jessika Walsten
Deputy Editor

Scientists found the bug in the waters of Mono Lake, Calif.

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Space Missions More Costly, Risky When Government Agencies Collaborate

International Space Station. Photo: NASA

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

Agencies should consider alternatives to full partnerships, report says.

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NASA Remains Troubled By Six Challenges, Agency Watchdog Says

NASA Kennedy Space Center floor sign. Photo: mrchriscornwell

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

NASA grapples with new direction, aging workforce and wasted resources.

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