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Boeing Unveils Commercial CST-100 ‘Space Taxi’ to Launch US Astronauts to Space from US Soil
Boeing unveiled full scale mockup of their commercial CST-100 'Space Taxi' on June 9, 2014 at its intended manufacturing facility…
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Gorgeous Warp Ship Design Delights The Internet
"Let me take you on a little trip ... we're gonna travel faster than light," the Kinks sang 42 years ago.…
The Sun Fires Off a Third X-Class Flare
Remember yesterday when we mentioned two X-class flares erupting from the Sun within the space of about an hour? We…
Too WISE to be Fooled by Dust: Over 300 New Star Clusters Discovered
Brazilian astronomers have discovered some 300+ star clusters that were largely overlooked owing to sizable obscuration by dust. The astronomers, from the Universidade…
ALMA Sheds New Light on ‘Dark’ Gamma-ray Bursts
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) represent the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, sending out as much energy in a matter of…
Why Isn’t the Asteroid Belt a Planet?
It seems like there's a strange gap in between Mars and Jupiter filled with rocky rubble. Why didn't the asteroid…
An Astronomical Eloping: How Rare is a “Friday the 13th Honey Moon?”
Ah, Friday the 13th. Whether you fear it or it’s just your favorite slasher flick, it’s coming right around the…
Could Asteroids Solve The Fuel Problem In Space? Planetary Resources Video
While we as a community love exploring space, we also recognize it can be expensive. Launch costs, manufacturing and keeping…
Big Thinking: You Create An X-Prize Contest To Solve A Pressing Problem
Remember the Ansari X-Prize, when there was a race about a decade ago for the first private spaceship to go…
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Engineers Start Stacking Operations for Maiden Launch of NASA’s Orion Deep Space Test Capsule
The Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1 is shown in the Final Assembly and System Testing (FAST) Cell, positioned…