This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky Way. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FHM6qV
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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Parachute Testing for NASA’s InSight Mission
This parachute testing for NASA’s InSight mission to Mars was conducted inside the world’s largest wind tunnel, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, in February 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1dzEQnH
Russia Says FIFA Corruption Investigation Is No Threat to 2018 World Cup by ANDREW ROTH
By ANDREW ROTH
Officials said the arrests of top FIFA officials would not derail Russia from hosting the World Cup in 2018.
Published: May 27, 2015 at 08:00PM
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View From an F-15D
NASA pilot Jim Less and photographer Jim Ross pull their F-15D #897 aircraft away from a KC-135 refueling tanker. NASA is supporting the Edwards Air Force Base F-15 program with safety and photo chase expertise. via NASA http://ift.tt/1AtUvPM
Europa’s Jupiter-Facing Hemisphere
This 12-frame mosaic provides the highest resolution view ever obtained of the side of Jupiter’s moon Europa that faces the giant planet. It was obtained on Nov. 25, 1999 by the camera onboard the Galileo spacecraft, a past NASA mission to Jupiter and its moons which ended in 2003. via NASA http://ift.tt/1dv2LVx
Businesses Quietly Switch to Dollar in Socialist Venezuela by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It’s still possible to buy a gleaming Ford truck in Venezuela, rent a chic apartment in Caracas, and snag an American Airlines flight to Miami. Just not in the country’s official currency.
Published: May 24, 2015 at 08:02PM
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Opting Out of State Tests Based on Common Core Standards by Unknown Author
By Unknown Author
Readers discuss the growing movement to refuse to take state tests tied to the Common Core curriculum.
Published: May 22, 2015 at 08:00PM
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