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In this night image from Jan. 29, 2012, human presence is clearly visible as the International Space Station passed over the Gulf of Mexico looking north to the southeastern United States. (NASA)

Light Pollution Increasing; No Flowing H20 on Mars; Keeping Cows Happy

November 24, 2017

Light Pollution Continues to Ruin View of Night Sky More of us are becoming unable to witness the full breathtaking beauty and majesty of the sparkling Milky Way because of a growing problem called light pollution. According to oxforddictionaries.com, light pollution is defined as the brightening of the night sky caused by street lights and […]

Speeding Space Junk Poses Risks for Spacecraft

December 7, 2012

The amount of space junk floating around the Earth grows every year, and increasingly can pose risks to spacecraft orbiting the planet. In the United States, NASA’s Orbital Debris Program (ODP) at the Johnson Space Center in Texas, keeps an eye on the ever-expanding junkyard of space. “We define orbital debris as any man-made object […]

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