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Spitzer Observes TRAPPIST-1

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Spitzer Space Telescope, one of agency’s great observatories, one of Spitzer's great discoveries was that of the TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, which has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making

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Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
NASA Day of Remembrance

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Amy Resnik touches the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at Arlington National Cemetery. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Astronaut Christina Koch's Record-Setting Mission

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth on Thursday, Feb. 6, after 328 days living and working aboard the International Space Station. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch is seen outside the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, landed. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Awaits Launch

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Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Cargo Craft Named After 1st Black Astronaut Slated to Head to Station

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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen horizontal on Pad-0A for the final cargo load, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
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