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04/19/2007


NASA's Mars Rovers Draw Naughty Images on Surface of Planet: PHOTO

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NASA servers went down last night after Reddit users discovered that the Mars Rovers have been drawing naughty images on the surface of the red planet.

It is a genuine image.


Three Years in the Life of Our Sun: VIDEO

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A stunning three-year time-lapse of the celestial body that gives us life:

In the three years since it first provided images of the sun in the spring of 2010, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has had virtually unbroken coverage of the sun's rise toward solar maximum, the peak of solar activity in its regular 11-year cycle. This video shows those three years of the sun at a pace of two images per day.

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Puts on His 'Space Jammies', Shows How They Sleep at the ISS: VIDEO

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, last seen here demonstrating how tears do not fall from your eye in space but instead stick to your face like a big glob, puts on his "space jammies" in a new video and reveals how they sleep on the International Space Station.

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Tears Don't Fall in Space: VIDEO

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates what happens when you cry at the International Space Station.

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This is What a Rocket Launch Looks Like from Space: PHOTO

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It was shot on March 28 by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield as the Russian Soyuz rocket launched to the ISS.

Wrote Hadfield: Just watched the Soyuz launch! The rocket's red glare, powering up away from the Earth, turning towards us in hot pursuit. Incredible to see."


NYC Last Saturday Night from the International Space Station: PHOTO

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A glittering metropolis.

NASA writes: "One of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station exposed this 400 millimeter night image of the greater New York City metropolitan area on March 23, 2013. For orientation purposes, note that Manhattan runs horizontal through the frame from left to the midpoint. Central Park is just a little to the left of frame center."





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