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NASA Goddard's New Building Nears Completion

09.26.12 - The New Logistics facility at NASA Goddard, called Building 35, will replace aging Building 16W.
LRO Explores the Moon in 3-D

09.25.12 - The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is acquiring stereo images of the moon that can be used to generate 3-D views of the moon's surface.
Hubble Assembles Farthest Universe View Ever

09.25.12 - Ten years' worth of data went into compiling the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field, the deepest view of our universe ever created.
Cutting-Edge Technology Makes NASA's Hurricane Mission a Reality

09.25.12 - Scientists are currently flying state-of-the-art, autonomously operated instruments to gather difficult-to-obtain measurements of wind speeds, precipitation, and cloud structures in and around tropical storms.
First Two Webb Telescope Flight Mirrors Delivered to NASA

09.24.12 - The first two of the 18 primary mirrors to fly aboard NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest Coming

09.25.12 - NASA is set to begin its third annual NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest to help raise student awareness and understanding of NASA technologies and their many benefits to the public and our everyday lives.
First-Issue Ceremony for 'Earthscapes' Stamps

09.24.12 - Two Landsat images appear on the upcoming "Earthscapes" stamps, which will be promoted at a free event Oct. 1 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Discovering Hot Towers →

09.12.12 - Two hours before Hurricane Isaac made landfall a NASA satellite observed Hot Towers in the storm.
Laser Communications Mission Passes Major Review Milestone

09.18.12 - NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) mission has successfully completed a Mission Concept Review, a major evaluation milestone of the engineering plan to execute the build and launch of a space communications laser system.
Public Invited to International Observe the Moon Night

09.13.12 - NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Md. will host a public event on Sept. 22 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT to celebrate the inspirational power of the moon.