Space Station View of the Chesapeake Bay

On July 21, 2016, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA shared this photograph of sunglint illuminating the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, writing, “Morning passing over the Chesapeake Bay heading across the Atlantic.” via NASA http://ift.tt/2ahQO9n

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A Black Hole ‘Choir’

The blue dots in this field of galaxies, known as the COSMOS field, show galaxies that contain supermassive black holes emitting high-energy X-rays. via NASA http://ift.tt/2aB7Ifz

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Donald Trump Invades Scranton, Hoping to Wrest Pennsylvania From Democrats by TRIP GABRIEL

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Mr. Trump’s anti-free trade message is met with cheers in a city considered Hillary Clinton country, as he tries to make deep inroads into a crucial swing state.

Published: July 28, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Donald Trump Invades Scranton, Hoping to Wrest Pennsylvania From Democrats by TRIP GABRIEL

By TRIP GABRIEL

Mr. Trump’s anti-free trade message is met with cheers in a city considered Hillary Clinton country, as he tries to make deep inroads into a crucial swing state.

Published: July 28, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Activist Steyer Expands Agenda in Bid to Defeat ‘Dangerous’ Trump by REUTERS

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Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer is expanding his political agenda beyond climate change to embrace issues ranging from immigration to income inequality, which he expects will be critical to mustering votes for Democrat Hillary Clinton…

Published: July 27, 2016 at 01:00PM

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Activist Steyer Expands Agenda in Bid to Defeat ‘Dangerous’ Trump by REUTERS

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Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer is expanding his political agenda beyond climate change to embrace issues ranging from immigration to income inequality, which he expects will be critical to mustering votes for Democrat Hillary Clinton…

Published: July 27, 2016 at 01:00PM

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The Loneliest Young Star

An unusual celestial object called CX330 was first detected as a source of X-ray light in 2009. It has been launching “jets” of material into the gas and dust around it. via NASA http://ift.tt/2aqttPC

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Cockpit of the First All-Electric Propulsion Aircraft

NASA’s Scalable Convergent Electric Propulsion Technology and Operations Research (SCEPTOR) project has reached a critical milestone, where the electric propulsion integration and conversion of the Tecnam P2006T aircraft into the X-57 will commence. via NASA http://ift.tt/2au7n11

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Hubble Views a Galaxy Fit to Burst

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the vibrant core of the galaxy NGC 3125. Discovered by John Herschel in 1835, NGC 3125 is a great example of a starburst galaxy — a galaxy in which unusually high numbers of new stars are forming, springing to life within intensely hot clouds of gas. via NASA http://ift.tt/2a7K2wJ

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Bankrupt Coal Giant Turns to Grass in Wyoming to Cut Liabilities by REUTERS

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A squad of about ten Peabody Energy Corp. miners clad in steel-toed boots and hard hats climbed into massive bulldozers on a recent morning, ready to create rolling hills of grass over former pits at the Rawhide coal mine in Wyoming.

Published: July 25, 2016 at 03:03AM

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Bankrupt Coal Giant Turns to Grass in Wyoming to Cut Liabilities by REUTERS

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A squad of about ten Peabody Energy Corp. miners clad in steel-toed boots and hard hats climbed into massive bulldozers on a recent morning, ready to create rolling hills of grass over former pits at the Rawhide coal mine in Wyoming.

Published: July 25, 2016 at 03:03AM

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Bankrupt Coal Giant Turns to Grass in Wyoming to Cut Liabilities by REUTERS

By REUTERS

A squad of about ten Peabody Energy Corp. miners clad in steel-toed boots and hard hats climbed into massive bulldozers on a recent morning, ready to create rolling hills of grass over former pits at the Rawhide coal mine in Wyoming.

Published: July 25, 2016 at 03:03AM

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Bankrupt Coal Giant Turns to Grass in Wyoming to Cut Liabilities by REUTERS

By REUTERS

A squad of about ten Peabody Energy Corp. miners clad in steel-toed boots and hard hats climbed into massive bulldozers on a recent morning, ready to create rolling hills of grass over former pits at the Rawhide coal mine in Wyoming.

Published: July 25, 2016 at 03:03AM

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Bankrupt Coal Giant Turns to Grass in Wyoming to Cut Liabilities by REUTERS

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A squad of about ten Peabody Energy Corp. miners clad in steel-toed boots and hard hats climbed into massive bulldozers on a recent morning, ready to create rolling hills of grass over former pits at the Rawhide coal mine in Wyoming.

Published: July 25, 2016 at 03:03AM

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Aquanauts Splash Down, Beginning NEEMO 21 Research Mission

The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 21 mission began on July 21, 2016, as an international crew of aquanauts splashed down to the undersea Aquarius Reef Base, 62 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The NEEMO 21 crew will perform research both inside and outside the habitat during a 16-day simulated space mission. via NASA http://ift.tt/2a1syW3

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NASA’s Hubble Looks to the Final Frontier

This view of a massive cluster of galaxies unveils a very cluttered-looking universe filled with galaxies near and far. Some are distorted like a funhouse mirror through a “space warp” phenomenon first predicted by Einstein a century ago. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ajiTfA

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Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site

On July 20, 1976, at 8:12 a.m. EDT, NASA received the signal that the Viking Lander 1 successfully reached the Martian surface. This major milestone represented the first time the United States successfully landed a vehicle on the surface of Mars, collecting an overwhelming amount of data that would soon be used in future NASA missions. via NASA http://ift.tt/2a90sYR

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