Nope, it's not the movie trailer for Armageddon II. The clip below is a new animation from NASA meant to get us excited about its Constellation Program and our upcoming trip--erm, 13 years from now--back to the Moon.
The Constellation Program includes: Developing the Crew Exploration Vehicle, Orion, by 2014; returning astronauts to the Moon by 2020; and once on the Moon, according to NASA's Constellation Program website, "extending human presence across the solar system and beyond."
(Hat tip: Clive)
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This is the Rosette
Nebula, as featured on Astronomy Picture of the Day. Credit
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href="http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Biography.html">Robert Gendler.
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