International Space Station Marathon
The International Space Station (ISS) is about to make a remarkable series of flybys over the United States. Beginning this 4th of July weekend, the station will appear once, twice, and sometimes three times a day for many days in a row.What is the redOrbit Knowledge Network?
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Three New Dino Species Uncovered in Australia
Scientists in Australia have reported the discovery of three new species, including one agile predator that lived 98 million years ago....
Scientists in Australia have reported the discovery of three new species, including one agile predator that lived 98 million years ago....
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Madagascar: The 'Great Red Island'.
Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is highlighted in this image, acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument on 30 June 2009.
The island boasts an e...
Hephaestus Fossae Perspective View.
This image of Hephaestus Fossae was obtained by ESA’s Mars Express orbiter on December 28, 2007. The region is dotted with craters and channel systems and lies at about 21°N and 126°E on the Re...
LRO's First Moon Image.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera,...
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ate roasted turkey from foil packets at their first meal on the moon.Quote of the Day
The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison. - Karl Marx (1818-1883), German political theorist, social philosopher.
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