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That is, ff you consider 221,525 miles "close."

The spacecraft will be carrying almost 5,100 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.

On Sunday afternoon, astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted a picture of the moon from his seat aboard the International Space Station. It will likely be the last photo he takes of the moon, at least until he returns to Earth on March 1.

NASA's newest robotic explorer has already run into some equipment trouble.

The sudden postponement of a rocket launch in Virginia on Tuesday night gives New Jerseyans a second chance to see the craft makes its way towards space tonight.

A once in a lifetime cosmic event is set to take place in the skies this evening.  Shortly after 6PM, Venus will be moving across the surface of the sun.  Experts believe that this event won't occur again until the year 2117 - so don't miss out!