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National Geographics - Flair Apparent




Peacocks have amazing tails! Watch these birds show off their fantastic feathers.

National Geographics - Duck Pond



Wood duck babies are born in trees. Watch these newborns make the big jump from a tree to the pond below.

National Geographic - Emperor Penguin Families



Emperor penguin parents overcome starvation, freezing weather, and hungry leopard seals to keep their chicks well fed.Emperor penguin parents overcome starvation, freezing weather, and hungry leopard seals to keep their chicks well fed.

NASA's DC-8 Lab Heads to Record Hayabusa Re-entry



A planeload of scientists plan to catch a glimpse of the fiery return to Earth of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa over Australia from NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory on June 13, 2010. Scientists and investigators installed their specialized spectrometers and cameras on the converted jetliner prior to their departure from NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at Palmdale, Calif.

NASA Team Captures Hayabusa Spacecraft Reentry




A group of astronomers from NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other organizations had a front row seat to observe the Hayabusa spacecraft's fiery plunge into Earth's atmosphere. The team flew aboard NASA's DC-8 airborne laboratory, packed with cameras and other imaging instruments, to capture the high-speed re-entry over an unpopulated area of central Australia.

NASA's Arctic Voyage 2010



NASA's first oceanographic research expedition left Alaska on June 15, 2010. The ICESCAPE mission will head into the Arctic to study sea ice and the changing ocean ecosystem. Listen to the scientists as they get ready to head to sea.

Shuttle Landing Facility




The Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida marked the finish line for space shuttle missions since 1984. It is also staffed by a group of air traffic controllers who work at a unique runway.

NASA Aeronautics: Making Ideas Fly



"In the beginning, two men shared the sky with birds. Now we all can." Follow aeronautics from the Wright Brothers today with this music video.

NASA Dryden Hosts Take Your Children to Work Day



About 150 youngsters joined their parents at the Dryden Flight Research Center recently during the center's Take Your Children to Work Day. The children toured shops and hangars, checked out aircraft, viewed life-support equipment, sampled food eaten by astronauts in space, even launched a weather balloon. The day was designed to encourage youth to possible careers in the world of aerospace.