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They Saw Earth From Space. Here’s How It Changed Them

(via National Geographic) The majesty of our planet can be difficult to describe. But these astronauts will try.

(via Popular Mechanics) How NASA’s massive crawler-transporters get millions of pounds of rocket to the launchpad one inch at a

(via Atlas Obscura) While astronauts can chew and swallow in outer space the same way we do here on Earth

(via Atlas Obscura) John Young, who died last Friday at the age of 87, was the longest-serving astronaut in NASA

(via Popular Mechanics) Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the solar system’s great wonders, a centuries-old storm that is

(via Atlas Obscura) Robert Lawrence, Jr. isn’t a household name. He’s one of those people who leave big footprints, though. Not

(via Popular Mechanics/AP) The first-ever pizza party in space is getting sky-high reviews.

(via How Stuff Works) “It would have been harder to fake it than to do it,” astronaut Neil Armstrong once said.

(via CollectSpace) It stood taller than the Statue of Liberty, was more massive than six Boeing 747 jetliners and generated

(via Atlas Obscura) On January 6, 1998, NASA’s Lunar Prospector blasted off for the south pole of the moon, looking

(via Atlas Obscura) In September 1962, something fell from aloft in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, cracking the asphalt on North 8th Street

(via Great Big Story) When it comes to flower arrangements, Japanese artist Makoto Azuma is quite literally pushing the boundaries