This demonstration is the first time ever that a spacecraft has used solar sailing for propulsion in Earth orbit
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Heroes of Space: Carl Sagan
From the largest stars to the smallest mote of dust, Carl Sagan helped popularise space like never before
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How did liquid water exist on the young Earth?
Technically early Earth should have been frozen but this really wasn’t the case
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The Earth from afar: Ten incredible images of our planet from space
Take a look at some stunning images of the Earth that have been snapped over the past five decades, including the latest picture of our world recently taken by the Cassini spacecraft from Saturn.
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The Frontier Is Everywhere: Beautiful unofficial NASA promo will inspire you
If you ever need reminding why space is awesome, this video should fit the bill.