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NASA wants to work with U.S. industry to ensure that a robust, sustainable orbital economy will endure after launching the first pieces of the International Space Station more than 20 years ago. http://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-calls-for-proposals-to-stimulate-sustainable-demand-for-low-earth-orbit-services

In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, 1990, astronomers captured an image of the tentacled Southern Crab Nebula. http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/formation-of-the-southern-crab-nebula

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a Cygnus commercial resupply ship from Northrop Grumman last week that brought additional science experiments to the orbiting lab. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/SSSH_15apr19

In September 2017, the Atlantic Ocean was brewing with several large hurricanes. http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-earth-data-helps-scientists-to-understand-our-home-planet

As the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the southern Indian Ocean about halfway between Madagascar and Antarctica, the crew snapped this image of the Aurora Australis. http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/behold-the-southern-lights

This Earth Day, April 22, NASA invites you to celebrate our beautiful home planet by participating in a global social media event and local events around the country. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-celebrates-earth-day-with-social-media-public-events

NASA is giving university students an opportunity to interact with agency leadership, including NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, as well as astronauts abroad the International Space Station, during a live event 2 p.m. EDT Monday, April 29, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-hosts-university-students-to-discuss-future-of-space-exploration

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft scheduled to launch in late April takes supplies and a variety of scientific experiments to the International Space Station. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spx17-research

A rainbow is seen at launch Pad-0A after the Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-rainbow-and-the-cygnus-launch

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with about 7,600 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 4:46 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/northrop-grumman-heads-to-space-station-with-new-nasa-science-cargo

Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, securing the system’s title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds. http://www.nasa.gov/feature/discovery-alert-a-third-planet-in-kepler-47-system

Officials from NASA and the private space company Blue Origin have signed an agreement that grants the company use of a historic test stand as the agency focuses on returning to the Moon and on to Mars, and America’s commercial space industry continues to grow. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-blue-origin-agreement-signals-rocketing-growth-of-commercial-space

Mission engineers load the final cargo into the Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard the Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/northrop-grumman-engineers-load-final-cargo-for-cygnus-launch

NASA and its International Space Station partners have set a new schedule and new crew assignments that will include the first flight of NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, an extended stay for NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, and a record-setting flight for NASA astronaut Christina Koch. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-announces-first-flight-record-setting-mission

A bright burst of X-rays has been discovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in a galaxy 6.6 billion light years from Earth. This event likely signaled the merger of two neutron stars and could give astronomers fresh insight into how neutron stars – dense stellar objects packed mainly with neutrons – are built. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/images/a-new-signal-for-a-neutron-star-collision-discovered.html

The RELL robotic leak detector will enable the International Space Statuib to “sniff out” leaks, helping to protect astronauts. http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-nose-importance-of-humans-robots-exploring-together

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen during sunrise on Pad-0A, Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/northrop-grummans-11th-cargo-launch-prepares-to-launch-to-station

Astronauts on the International Space Station completed the third spacewalk since March 22 and continued preparations for resupply ships from both SpaceX and Northrop Grumman carrying important science experiments as part of their cargo. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/SSSH_08apr19

NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, April 22, to discuss select science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-science-on-17th-spacex-resupply-mission-to-international-space-station

NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission launched in December 2018. From its perch aboard the International Space Station, it uses lasers to create detailed 3D maps of Earth’s forests and topography. http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/return-of-gedi-s-first-data-shows-forests-topography