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The Supercomputer Supernova
Computer visualization is an essential tool to gain an insight on the various plasma energies of the expanding supernovae.

AUDIO: Death of a Star
Jorge Ribas chats with Dr. Stefan Immler, Goddard Space Flight Center scientist, about how and why stars die.

Shark Habitats From Space
Flip through beautiful satellite imagry of popular shark hang outs.

Things You Didn't Know About The Moon Landing
A quick photo journey back to the moon, pausing to examine some of the lesser-known facts along the way.

Top 5 Time Travel Methods
In sci-fi, time machines are a magical plot device. Check out our pick of five methods of sci-fi time travel.

Hottest Solar Images
Yowsa! Check out the coolest images of the sun, solar flares and more in this gallery.

Astronauts' Favorite Hubble Pics
Which images are Hubble's best? Take a peek at what astronauts who worked on the space telescope picked!

Asteroids and Near-Earth Objects
Our 10 favorite space rocks floating around in the solar system, some of which may impact Earth.

Moons of Jupiter
From sulfur-spewing furnaces to ice-encrusted oceans, these Jovian satellites are anything but normal! HowStuffWorks' slide show has more.

Collisions, Big and Small
What happens when worlds collide? Click through this HowStuffWorks slide show to learn about the greatest cosmic impacts ever to hit Earth.
Best Astronomy Photos of 2008
From glowing auroras on Saturn to crashing avalanches on Mars, here we show you the best of the year's space images.

Planets, Moon Put on a Show
Planets aligning in the night sky aren't cosmic rarities, but that doesn't mean that they can't be breathtaking.

Best Mars Lander Photos
After five years on Mars, Phoenix is slowly freezing to death, but scientists have been busy beaming back astonishing photos.

Saturn's Coolest Moons
Saturn may be 800 million miles away from Earth, but you can still get up-close and personal with its 60-plus satellites.

Craziest Nebulae Photos
Browse the craziest nebula images we could get our hands on, including the Horsehead, Rotten Egg, Eskimo, Witch's Broom, Butterfly, and other nebulae!

Total Solar Eclipse: Part Two
Miss the total eclipse? Come check out the two-part series slideshow-- live from the Arctic Circle.

Total Solar Eclipse: Part One
Retrace Discovery Space producer Dave Mosher's steps in his journey around the world to catch the total eclipse near the North Pole.

NASA at 50: Journey to the Moon
Find out what it took for NASA to rocket 24 men to the moon in the escalating space race in this collection of classic Mercury, Gemini and Apollo images.

NASA at 50: Rise of the Space Shuttle
Relive the space shuttle program's highs and lows from the first launch through the tragic losses of Challenger and Columbia.

NASA at 50: The Future
Gaze into NASA's next 50 years with this futuristic look at everything from high-tech spacesuits and moon bases to Mars sample return missions.

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