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Timelapse of Earth from the ISS

Watch in full screen for best effect.A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica.

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How much space junk is out there?

Orbital debris, or “space junk,” is any man-made object in orbit around the Earth that no longer serves a useful purpose. Space junk can be bad news for an orbiting satellite. On February 11, 2009, a U.S. communications satellite owned by a private company called Iridium collided with a non-functioning Russian satellite. The collision [...]

The final Space Shuttle liftoff

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More pictures from the final journey of the Space Shuttle Atlantis

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Emergency flight suit

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STS-135: The final mission of the Space Shuttle

Atlantis and its four astronauts left Earth for the final space shuttle mission, which will cap off an amazing 30-year program of exploration, which launched great observatories, built an International Space Station, and taught us more about how humans can live and work in space.

With the International Space Station flying 220 miles [...]

New ISS cameras to stream live HD video of your house from space

Imagine Google Earth on steroids –  LIVE!  Coming  in the Spring of 2012.

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Sad moon

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The Earth’s landscape from orbit

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