A Creative New Concept for Funding Space Exploration and Astronomy
An impressive group of individuals from the space and astronomy community have teamed up to create an innovative, out-of-the-box concept…
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Curiosity Precisely on Course at T Minus 48 Hours till a ‘Priceless Asset’ Lands on Mars
At this moment the mega rover Curiosity is barely 48 hours from Mars and transformation into a “priceless asset” on…
NASA Announces Winners in Commercial Crew Funding; Which Company Will Get to Space First?
[/caption] NASA announced today the winners of the third round of commercial crew development funding, called the Commercial Crew Integrated…
Zoom into an Ancient and Fractured Martian Landscape
Peer at this new image of Mars' Ladon Basin and you get some notion of the violence that took place…
Incredible View of Curiosity Rover’s Landing Site
Here’s an intriguing look at Gale Crater, the landing spot for the Mars Science Laboratory’s Curiosity rover. This image was…
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3 Days to Red Planet Touchdown – Watch the Harrowing Video of Car-Sized Curiosity Careening to Crater Floor
http://youtu.be/P4boyXQuUIw Video Caption: This 11-minute animation depicts key events of how NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission will land the huge…
HiRISE Camera to Attempt Imaging Curiosity’s Descent to Mars
[/caption] Note: This article was updated on Aug. 3 with additional information. The HiRISE camera crew on the Mars Reconnaissance…
Data from Black Hole’s Edge Provides New Test of Relativity
From a NASA press release: Last year, astronomers discovered a quiescent black hole in a distant galaxy that erupted after…
Reminiscent of Apollo, Australian Facilities Will Receive First Signals of Curiosity Rover Landing
The movie “The Dish” tells the wonderful story of how Australian radio communication dishes saved the day as Apollo 11…
Take a Virtual Visit to Kennedy Space Center Via Google Maps
A view of space shuttle Atlantis using Street View in Google Maps. From experience, I can attest to what an…