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SpaceX Dragon Capsule/Falcon 9 Rocket Night Launch (Photo credit: Scott Smith (SRisonS) ) New Laser Communication System Could Speed Up Communication Between Astronauts And Earthlings, Thanks To SpaceX and NASA | Fast Company | Business + Innovation :  "IF A NEW SPACEX AND NASA PILOT PROGRAM SUCCEEDS, ASTRONAUTS WILL COMMUNICATE WITH MISSION CONTROL VIA LASERS... AND THE RESULTS COULD CHANGE HOW THE INTERNET WORKS."   ...ero. Related articles SpaceX Dragon: Videos Beamed to Earth by Nasa Laser Communications System? 5 Weird Things Launching Into Space on SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Monday Astronauts Will Grow Lettuce In Space With NASA Veggie Farm ISS to Beam Video via Laser Back to Earth Google's Project Tango Team Partners with NASA to Make Autonomous Robots In Space NASA's Resupply Mission Carries First Ever Vegetable Greenhouses to be Used in Space! NASA Veggie project will grow vegetables in the International Space Station Astronauts Wi...

English: International Space Station insignia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Cygnus arrives at International Space Station | Fox News :  "The Cygnus is carrying 3,000 pounds of equipment and experiments for NASA , including ants for an educational project. Also on board: eagerly awaited Christmas presents from the families of all six spacemen as well as some fresh fruit courtesy of NASA." Related articles Christmas delivery finally for space station STEM Academy Experiment Aboard Cygnus to Arrive at ISS Christmas delivery finally for space station Christmas delivery finally for space station Christmas Delivery Finally for Space Station Orbital's cargo ship makes rendez-vous with space station: NASA Christmas Delivery Finally for Space Station Christmas delivery finally for space station

Saturn and Earth #2 (Photo credit: Val Klavans ) NASA Releases Images of Earth by Distant Spacecraft - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory :  ""We can't see individual continents or people in this portrait of Earth, but this pale blue dot is a succinct summary of who we were on July 19," said Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "Cassini's picture reminds us how tiny our home planet is in the vastness of space, and also testifies to the ingenuity of the citizens of this tiny planet to send a robotic spacecraft so far away from home to study Saturn and take a look-back photo of Earth." " Related articles NASA Releases Images of Earth by Distant Spacecraft - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Reveals Pictures of Earth Taken From Spacecrafts in Saturn and Mercury NASA spacecraft capture images of Earth from millions of miles away NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures br...

A Place in the Universe (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Large asteroid safely zips past Earth, dragging its moon along - CNN.com :  "The world is OK -- at least this time -- and scientists are psyched. An asteroid dubbed 1998 QE2 whizzed past Earth on Friday, with its own moon in tow. "#asteroidQE2 has sailed harmlessly past Earth," NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tweeted around 5 p.m. ET." Related articles Large asteroid safely zips past Earth, dragging its moon along - CNN.com Large asteroid zipping past Earth, dragging its own moon along Large Asteroid Safely Zips Past Earth, Dragging its Own Moon Along Asteroid safely zips past Earth, dragging its moon along Asteroid approaching Earth tonight carries a baby moon: Scientists NASA Radar Shows Near-Earth Asteroid Bringing Its Own Moon Giant Asteroid Passing By Earth On Friday Has Its Own Moon Moon discovered around asteroid that's due to fly by Earth tomorrow Large asteroid zipping past ...

Cover of Black Eyed Peas New Will.i.am Song Broadcast From Mars - NYTimes.com :  "In the first-ever planet-to-planet music broadcast, NASA ’s Mars rover , Curiosity , beamed a new song by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas to Earth on Tuesday, playing an mp3 file to an audience of engineers and students at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. " Related articles Will.i.am to debut latest single Reach For The Stars on Mars Curiosity Rover to Aggravate Martians With Pop Music Will.i.am's latest track to be played on Mars NASA to Premiere Will.i.am Song...on Mars?