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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to Unveil Manned Dragon ‘Space Taxi’ on May 29
SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter berthed to the International Space Station during recently concluded SpaceX-3 mission in May 2014. An upgraded,…
More Camelopardalids: Persistent Trains and that Satellite Fuel Dump Cloud
The first ever Camelopardalids Meteor Shower ended up being more of a drizzle than a shower, said astrophotographer John Chumack.…
Want to Measure the Distance to the Moon Yourself? Now You Can!
Astronomy is a discipline pursued at a distance. And yet, actually measuring that last word — distance — can be…
Observing Alert – Space Station ‘Marathon’ Starts This Week
What's your favorite satellite? For me it's the space station. Not only is it the brightest spacecraft in the sky, but…
Space Robot Fixes Itself, Takes Selfie As Funny Livetweet Happens On The Ground
In a thrilling demonstration of space robotics, today the Dextre "hand" replaced a malfunctioning camera on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.…
NASA’s Mars Landing Idea Will Take To The Air In June
So what does an agency like NASA do after making a daring new type of landing with the Mars Curiosity…
Why You Shouldn’t ‘Buy Real Estate’ On Neptune’s Moon Triton
Leaving aside the complications of space treaties, a new video lays out another case for why you wouldn't want to…
Zero G Living: Tough To Sustain, Harder To Study
Small populations make it really hard to do scientific studies, because the sample size may not be representative of the…
Seeing in Triplicate: Catching a Rare Triple Shadow Transit of Jupiter’s Moons
The planet Jupiter is always fascinating to watch. Not only do surface features pop in and out of existence on its…
Carnival of Space #355
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Mika McKinnon at the io9 Space blog. Click here to read Carnival…