Over a six-hour period on June 5-6 2012, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) collected images in many wavelengths of one of the rarest predictable solar events: the transit...

Albert Einstein predicted their existence in the last century, but thought it would be impossible to discover them. Astronomers are now looking for them, ...

Is there more than one universe? In this visually rich, action-packed talk, Brian Greene shows how the unanswered questions of physics (starting with a big one: What...

Sunspot 1429 Unleashes Two X-Class Flares

This movie of the March 6, 2012 X5.4 flare was captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in the 171 Angstrom wavel...

NASA's Kepler Mission Announces Latest Planetary Discovery

The Kepler mission's science team announced its latest finding at a press conference on Monday, Dec. 5,...

UARS Re-Entry Overview     

NASA's UARS Re-enters Earth's Atmosphere     

This inspirational video was conceived following NASA's L'CROSS Lunar Mission. Ocean Optics Sensing Technology was on board, discovering frozen water on the surface of the Moon....

Space exploration is a major global issue and Europe wants to be in the driving seat. It therefore needs to develop a global vision and a strategic action plan.

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