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Monitoring the Health of the Venice Lagoon from Space

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 05/05/2014 - 05:38

The astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) take daily photographs of the Earth, which are then catalogued and archived by The Gateway to…

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NASA Beams The Mona Lisa To The Moon

by Carol King | Sat, 01/19/2013 - 07:13

NASA scientists have beamed an image of the ‘Mona Lisa’ nearly 240,000 miles to a spacecraft at the moon, making a major breakthrough in laser communication.…

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NASA to Bring Vatican Documents Online

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 11/02/2011 - 04:30

Most of the Vatican’s prized documents are only available to a select few who visit the archives within the walls of Vatican City, but NASA is prepared to…

Italian Astronaut Prepares for Third Space Voyage

by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 05/06/2011 - 06:12

Roberto Vittori of Viterbo, ��ý is preparing for launch on the Shuttle Endeavor, bound for the International Space Station.The Endeavor, which was set to…