Yutu Moon Rover Starts 3rd Night Time Hibernation But Technical Problems Persist
Chang’e-3/Yutu Timelapse Color Panorama This newly expanded timelapse composite view shows China’s Yutu moon rover at two positions passing by…
An Incredible Visualization of Asteroids from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Who knew asteroids could be so beautiful and mesmerizing? In 2008, a group of astronomers led by Alex Parker did…
Powerful New Next-Gen US/Japan GPM Satellite to Revolutionize Global Precipitation Observations and Climate Science Research
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MARYLAND - Weather researchers and forecasters worldwide are gushing with excitement in the final days…
How We Will Retrieve Dead Satellites In The Future? Hint: It Likely Won’t Be Using Astronauts
I'll admit it: I'm too young to remember 1984. I wish I did, however, because it was a banner year…
Dale Gardner, Astronaut Who Rescued A Satellite With A Jetpack, Dead At 65
When Dale Gardner smiled for this preflight picture somewhere around 1983, there was another mission on his horizon: picking up…
Comet ISON Hosted A Rare Kind Of Nitrogen, Hinting At Reservoirs In Young Solar System
Comet ISON -- that bright comet last year that broke up around Thanksgiving weekend -- included two forms of nitrogen…
Like Yoda This Moon Shadow Looks. Yes, hmmm?
Scientists from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter say that Icarus Crater is one of a kind on the Moon because its…
Runaway Star Shocks the Galaxy!
That might seem like a sensational headline worthy of a supermarket tabloid but, taken in context, it's exactly what's happening…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 21, 2014: Two-Man Show!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) This Week's Stories: (more…)
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Martian Dune Buggy Curiosity Adopts New Driving Mode to Save Wheels from Rough Rocks
Curiosity looks back eastward to ‘Dingo Gap’ sand dune inside Gale Crater After crossing over the 3 foot (1 meter)…