Failed Space Station Computer Spurs Contingency Spacewalk Plans
NASA is preparing a contingency spacewalk to deal with a broken backup computer component on the International Space Station, the agency…
Backup Computer Glitches On Space Station But Crew Safe, NASA Says
A backup computer that controls "some systems associated with robotics" on the International Space Station is not "responding to commands",…
A Salad Bar for the Space Station
Freeze-dried bags of dehydrated "astronaut food" may seem like a fun novelty for school kids on Earth, but despite all…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 11, 2014: Exomoons, Eclipses & Launches
Host: Fraser Cain Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg(cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) (more…)
Follow-Up on Skydiving Meteorite: Crowdsourcing Concludes it Was Just a Rock
For all those involved with the initial investigation of the skydiver and the possible meteorite, they now feel they have…
Twin Peeks: Astronaut Brothers To Go Under Microscope During One-Year Mission
Identical twin astronauts, one headed to space for a year and the other happily at home. Imagine just how excited…
After The Flood: Ancient Waters Carved These Martian Channels
This picture is an example of why Martian scientists like to get their groove on. This late 2013 snapshot of…
Supernova Sweeps Away Rubbish In New Composite Image
Shining 24,000 light-years from Earth is an expanding leftover of a supernova that is doing a great cleanup job in…
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Super Secret Spy Satellite Soars Spectacularly to Space aboard Atlas V booster from Cape Canaveral – Launch Gallery
Blastoff of the Atlas V rocket with the super secret NROL-67 intelligence gathering payload on April 10, 2014 from Cape…
JPL Tests Big with a Supersonic Parachute for Mars
"You wanna go to Mars, you wanna go big? Then you gotta test big here," says mechanical engineer Michael Meacham,…