NASA Goes 'Green': Next Spacecraft to Be Reusable
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Telescope Reveals Spectacular 'Fiery Ribbon' in Orion Nebula (Photos)
A telescope in Chile has captured stunning new photos of a cosmic ribbon shimmering in the Orion nebula more than 1,000 light-years from Earth. Full story
Flaming ribbon shines on Orion
A spectacular image appears to show a flaming ribbon in the Orion constellation located more than 1350 light-years from Earth. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Herschel telescope detects some of the youngest stars ever seen
Astronomers at the Herschel space observatory have discovered some of the youngest stars ever seen, NASA reports. With observations from the Herschel telescope as well as the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) in Chile, researchers were able to detect 15 protostars Full story
NASA Deep-Space Missions Take Aim at Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. — The announcement today of an ambitious new project to launch the first private manned mission to Mars in 2018 may suggest to some that NASA has lost a step in the pursuit of deep-space exploration. But the U.S. space agency is forging ahead with plans for a flexible new spacesh Full story
Serious Stargazing: Spot Bright Star Sirius This Week
Around this time of year, I often get lots of inquiries concerning a certain very bright star-like object shining over toward the southern part of the sky. It's Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky. Full story
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The Orion nebula highlighting fledgling stars hidden in gas and clouds is shown in this NASA handout photo released April 29, 2013. It shows infrared observations taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's Herschel mission, in which NASA plays an important role. REUTERS
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The Orion nebula is seen from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
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