The technological advancement from NASA in the year 2015 was phenomenal.There was a total of 8 new discoveries that can be seen below:

1.) The Discovery of Earth's "bigger, older" cousin, Kepler-452b.

NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Planet
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2.) Astronauts grew and ate food for the first time in outer space.

Spring Renaissance Celebration Brings Model Allotments
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3.) This distant dwarf planet was found to have two unidentifiable lights glowing on it.

Ceres
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4.) Climate Change was recorded by satellites and reported as true.

Greenland:  A Laboratory For The Symptoms Of Global Warming
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5.) Astronomers confirmed the closest Earth-like exoplanet outside our solar system.

European Space Agency Launches LISA Pathfinder

6.) A new Nebula was discovered. 

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7.) Pluto has a giant Heart on it's surface.

New Horizons Nears July 14 Flyby Of Pluto
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8.) N.A.S.A. takes an astonishing HD photo of our beloved Earth.

Earth From One Million Miles
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I must admit... I'm very excited to see what 2016 brings. After-all, who knows what N.A.S.A. has up their sleeves?! Bring it on.

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