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MAVEN Spared from Shutdown

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Congratulations LADEE!

LADEE safely entered lunar orbit on October 6 at 10:57 UTC. Congratulations to all involved!
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Asteroid Telescope First Light

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Starship Century

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MySky Stories From Our Members

Star Trails - paintings on the canvas of night sky
Suranga Ruhunusiri
Astrophotography requires both luck and patience, when it comes to capturing star trails.

Moon behind a tree branch- 5/5/12
Eduardo Alatorre
The full Moon behind a tree.

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Images from Space: Sun Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2013

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