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Watch Hurricane Florence Make Landfall in This Incredible Space Station Video
By Meghan Bartels published
Hurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
Hurricane Lane Looms Over Hawaii in These Astronaut and Satellite Photos
By Meghan Bartels published
Government weather satellites are watching closely as a massive storm called Hurricane Lane threatens Hawaii.
California Wildfires Rage in Astronaut Photos from the Space Station
By Mike Wall published
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have taken dramatic new photos of the fires that are blackening huge swaths of the Golden State and throwing off smoke that billows far to the east.
Rare 'Lunar Bible' That Visited the Moon Is Up for Auction
By Mindy Weisberger published
Would you pay $50,000 for a Bible that flew to the moon?
'Lost' NASA Tapes Show Humans Sort of Caused Global Warming on the Moon Too
By Brandon Specktor published
Why did the moon see a sudden temperature spike in the '70s? Blame astronaut footprints.
Why Cosmonauts Pee on the Bus That Picks Them Up for Launches
By Elizabeth Howell published
Every time that space crews launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they literally follow in the footsteps of the first human in space – Yuri Gagarin.
Sally Ride Is Getting Her Own Forever Stamp
By Rafi Letzter published
Physicist Sally Ride, the first American woman in space and the first astronaut to come out as having a same-sex partner, will have her likeness on a stamp.
There's a Lot of Sperm on the International Space Station Right Now
By Rafi Letzter published
For the first time (officially), NASA will set loose some human sperm in outer space.
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