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Super View of Glendale and Phoenix

Deccription This is one of the nocturnal image of the Phonix, Arizona area taken on March 16, 2013 by one of the Expedition 35 crew members using a still camera with a 400 millimeter lens…

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SMAP Takes to the Skies

Description A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory onboard is seen in this long exposure photograph as it launches from Space Launch Complex 2, Saturday, Jan. 31,…

Planck and the cosmic microwave background

Planck: Gravitational waves remain elusive

[caption id="attachment_2434" align="alignright" width="300"] Planck view of BICEP2 field[/caption] Despite earlier reports of a possible detection, a joint analysis of data from ESA’s Planck satellite and the ground-based BICEP2 and Keck Array experiments has found…