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Astronaut Makes Music Video Aboard Space Station

In an online video, astronaut Chris Hadfield sings the David Bowie song “Space Oddity” while floating around in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station.

2013/05/13

File photo of the International Space Station (Photo by Paolo Nespoli - ESA/NASA via Getty Images)

NASA Regains Space Station Contact After Outage

The International Space Station regained contact with NASA controllers in Houston after nearly three hours of accidental quiet, the space agency says.

2013/02/19

A photograph released by NASA depicting Galaxy MACS0647-JD (Photo Credit: NASA)

Scientists Find Galaxy 13.3 Billion Light-Years Away

The universe is filled with stuff, and a lot of it is far away, very far away. Scientists have a new record holder for the furthest galaxy from Earth.

2012/11/16

Sally Ride (Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Sally Ride, A Role Model For The Ages

Looking around our nation, it’s obvious that we need more heroines and heroes with Sally Ride’s brave and courageous character. Her inspiration and legacy must live on to create the heroines – and heroes – of the future.

2012/07/24

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft atop rocket Falcon 9 lifts off from Pad 40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Titusville, Florida. The launch makes SpaceX the first commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station. (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)

SpaceX Founder Elon Musk To Speak To Caltech Grads

Entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to address graduates at the California Institute of Technology two weeks after his rocket startup returned from a historic flight to the International Space Station.

2012/06/15