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Earth in Full View. The Apollo 17 crew caught this breathtaking view of our home planet as they were traveling to the moon on Dec. 7, 1972. It's the first time astronauts were able to photograph the South polar ice cap. Nearly the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible, along with the Arabian Peninsula. Source: NASA.

NASA Seeks Applicants to #BeAnAstronaut

March 2, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

For the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 11:59pm (EDT), to apply. The call […]

NASA portrait of 2017 Astronaut Candidate Zena Cardman in front of a T-38 trainer aircraft at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Source: NASA

NASA Administrator, Astronaut Candidate to Visit University of North Carolina

November 1, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and astronaut candidate Zena Cardman will visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) November 6-7, 2019, to discuss the agency’s Artemis program. Their visit is part of […]

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 60 crew members Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, along with visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, October 3, 2019. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA Astronaut and Crewmates Return Safely from International Space Station

October 4, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA astronaut Nick Hague returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday, alongside Soyuz commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori from the United Arab […]

Spacewalker Christina Koch enters the Quest airlock. Source: NASA Johnson

North Carolina Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut on Space Station

August 29, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Students in North Carolina will talk live this week with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live on Friday, August 30, 2019, 10:10am (EDT), on NASA television […]

Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain conducts a science experiment aboard the International Space Station. Photo: NASA

California Students to “Call” NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

February 3, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Elementary school students from California will have an opportunity to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station next week. NASA Astronaut Anne McClain will speak with students from William Brooks and Buckeye elementary schools in El […]

Official crew portrait of Expedition 57 crew members (from left) Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos. Source: NASA

NASA Astronaut and Crewmates Returns to Earth After 197-Day Mission in Space

December 20, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Three members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 57 crew, including NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, returned to Earth Thursday, December 20, 2018, safely landing at 12:02am EST (11:02am local time) in Kazakhstan. Auñón-Chancellor and her […]

John Young on the Moon, with the Lunar Module and Lunar Rover in the background. Credit: NASA

RIP, NASA Astronaut John Young

January 6, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA Remembers Agency’s Most Experienced Astronaut The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on the passing of John Young, who died Friday night, January 5, 2018, following complications from pneumonia at […]

John and Annie Glenn ride a float in a parade at the NASA's Glenn Research Center. In 1999, NASA Lewis was renamed the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Glenn's honor. The parade was one of many festivities that celebrated the name change. Source: Frank Jennings.

NASA Glenn Director’s Statement Concerning Passing of John H. Glenn Jr.

December 9, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Frank Jennings, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH The following is a statement from NASA’s Glenn Research Center Director Dr. Janet Kavandi concerning the death of retired US Marine Corps Colonel, senator and NASA […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: March 2020

April 10, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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Spruce Pine (NC) Alien Conference and Expo is June 14-15

June 2, 2019

The Spruce Pine Alien Conference and Expo will be held on Lower Street in downtown Spruce Pine, North Carolina (Mitchell County) on June 14-15, 2019. This is a free event open to everyone interested in […]

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The Strange-ness: Air Force Base Holds Annual Cattle Drive

August 26, 2016

One western US military base holds a cattle drive each year. This annual event includes cattle, cowboys, and cowgirls, making their way all around the base, with military families turning out to watch the cattle go […]