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Photos of the Earth taken from space are nothing new, but you’ve never seen the planet like this before, guaranteed. Dubbed “Blue Marble,” this NASA photo is a staggering 64-megapixels with an 8000 x 8000 resolution.

If you’ve ever dreamed of going to outer space, your wish may soon come true — and you won’t have to join NASA to make it happen.

Apparently not satisfied with dominating the world's computer markets, Paul Allen is looking...up.

Heads up! Despite earlier forecasts that it would probably miss North America, experts are now saying that dead satellite that is returning to the earth's atmosphere could come down over North America, possibly the US, tonight or saturday.

With much anticipation, and some sadness, NASA blasted off the Atlantis Space Shuttle, marking the final flight for the decades-old shuttle program that revolutionized space exploration.  A perfect launch under partly sunny skies this morning saw Atlantis rocket to space for the final time.