Crumbs of bright material have vanished from inside a trench where they were photographed by Phoenix four days ago, convincing scientists that frozen water vaporized after digging exposed it. › Visit Phoenix Section, Share Comments
Crumbs of bright material have vanished from inside a trench where they were photographed by Phoenix four days ago, convincing scientists that frozen water vaporized after digging exposed it. › Visit Phoenix Section, Share Comments
A successful early morning launch begins a mission to help scientists better understand global sea level and the world's ocean circulation and links to Earth's climate. › OSTM Section
Women have established their place in space, but it was the flight of Sally Ride 25 years ago that paved the road to the stars. › Read More and Share Comments
Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid made history in 1996 on the Russian Mir Space Station, her home for six months, as the first American woman to do so. Here, she is photographed on board the space shuttle Atlantis as the Mir Space Station moved off to continue...
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