Eastern Michigan University program selected to participate in NASA-supported balloon project
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Next total solar eclipse will be last one visible from U.S. until 2044
The next total solar eclipse will be the last one to be visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044.
Comet making first and likely only appearance in recorded history
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Artemis 1 moonship returns to Earth with picture-perfect splashdown
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Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday
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Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93
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Albion college grad among astronauts heading to International Space Station in October
A graduate of Albion College is among a crew of astronauts going to space as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station.
NASA spacecraft is about to hit an asteroid "head-on" at 15,000 mph
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Launch of NASA's Artemis 1 test flight postponed after issues arise
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NASA TV Coverage Set For First Crew Rotation Flight On US Commercial Spacecraft
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NASA Discovers Gas Emanating From Uranus
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NASA Apollo 11 Moon Samples Fed To Cockroaches To Test Contamination
Scientists from NASA had a lot more leeway to conduct weird experiments 50 years ago, which included feeding moon dust to German cockroaches.
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Special To Air On CBS
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 will be honored with a brand new special coming to CBS.
The Future Of Space: Private-Public Partnerships Eye Next Moon Landing
The Apollo program, which first took man to the moon, took a tremendous amount of resources. Now, public-private partnerships are helping move closer to the next moon landing.
Apollo 11's 4th Crew Member: A Ground-Breaking, 70 Pound Computer
The Apollo 11 crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, but there was a crucial "fourth crew member" on board: the Apollo Guidance Computer.
Selfies, Memory Foam & More: Thank NASA For Today's Everyday Technology
For years, NASA has been creating technology for space that ends up enhancing our everyday lives.
Margaret Hamilton: MIT Software Pioneer Who Helped Save Apollo 11 Moon Mission
Fortunately, for Apollo 11 and all of mankind, a young, brilliant MIT software engineer saw a potentially mission-crippling error coming from nearly a million miles away.
'Dream Come True': NASA Is One Giant Leap For A Georgia Peanut Farmer
Growing up in rural Georgia, Lewis Wooten felt light years away from the long, illustrious career he has built at NASA.
PHOTOS: Apollo 11 Mission Images
On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong announced to NASA mission control, "the Eagle has landed."
INFOGRAPHIC: Apollo 11 By The Numbers
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969 with a mission to land on the moon.
VIDEO: The Race To The Moon, USA Vs. USSR
During the Cold War, one battlefront between the USA and USSR was in the sky, as the nations fought to be first to space.
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Michigan State Police say rappers were shot multiple times, killing not random
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