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Astronaut Peggy Whitson Breaks NASA Record For Most Days In Space

5:05pm April 24, 2017

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has now spent more time off-planet than any other American. On Monday morning, the president and Ivanka Trump called Whitson at the International Space Station to congratulate her.

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Photographers Name New Night Sky Lights

6:33am April 24, 2017

Canadian photographers discovered a new kind of northern light. They describe it as a ribbon of purple light in the night sky. They chose to name this marvel of the natural world: Steve.

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Cassini Spacecraft Heads To Saturn

8:07am April 23, 2017

The Cassini spacecraft, launched in 1997, has begun its final trip, which will end in its eventual destruction on Saturn. It recently sent back a picture of Earth from 870 million miles away.

Bill Nye the Science Guy arrives to lead scientists and supporters down Constitution Avenue during the March for Science on Saturday in Washington, D.C. The event is being described as a call to support and safeguard the scientific community.

In A New 'Anti-Science' Era, Bill Nye 'Saves The World' With Same Optimism

5:11pm April 22, 2017

"The Science Guy" dons his lab coat and bow tie uniform yet again, this time, in a a new political context. In his new Netflix series, Nye tackles climate change deniers and beyond.

Conditions are expected to be ideal for viewing the Lyrid meteor shower on Friday night and Saturday morning.This long-exposure photograph taken on April 23, 2015, shows the Lyrid meteors passing near the Milky Way in the clear night sky near Yangon, Myan

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Lights Off, Blankets Out: Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

6:12pm April 21, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Conditions on Friday night and before dawn on Saturday should be ideal for spotting the streaks of space debris — leftover particles from a comet that was last seen in 1861.

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasted off Thursday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Astronaut, Cosmonaut And Stuffed Dog Arrive At International Space Station

1:16pm April 20, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

It's the first mission to space for American Jack Fischer, who says there is one aspect of space station life that you can't train for on Earth: using a zero-gravity toilet.

This composite of 30 images of asteroid 2014 JO25 was generated with radar data collected using NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar in California's Mojave Desert.

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An Asteroid Is Swinging By Earth Today For Its Closest Visit In 400 Years

2:07pm April 19, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Don't worry: Astronomers say asteroid 2014 JO25, which is more than a third of a mile wide, will fly harmlessly past our planet. Still, it should come close enough to be visible with small telescopes.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, with the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module, stands ready for launch on the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

WATCH: NASA Livestreams 360-Degree View Of Rocket Launch

12:03pm April 18, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A special 360-degree camera was installed on the launch pad near the base of the Atlas V rocket heading to the International Space Station.

Russia To Send Gun-Toting Humanoid Into Space

6:36am April 17, 2017

Russia's space-bound robot FEDOR, Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, is being trained to shoot guns from both of its hands. An official says the robot is not a real-life Terminator.

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New NASA evidence suggests that there's a chemical reaction taking place under the moon's icy surface that could provide conditions for life.

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Signs Of Hospitality To Life Found On Saturn's Moon Enceladus

6:26pm April 13, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"This is the closest we've come, so far, to identifying a place with some of the ingredients needed for a habitable environment," NASA says. There are signs of a promising reaction under the surface.