Opportunity Rolls Off the Lander
NASA's Opportunity rover successfully rolled off its lander today and out onto the Martian surface - both rovers are now…
Stars Can Survive Being Engulfed
New data gathered by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory shows how stars can be more durable than previously thought. Astronomers measured…
NASA is Getting More Opinions on Hubble
After receiving complaints, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe has said he's looking for a second opinion on what to do about…
Spirit is On the Mend
NASA's Spirit rover has gotten back to work sending pictures back to Earth, now that engineers have worked through most…
Book Review: Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes
People usually associate squads of bespectacled engineers and scientists as being the sole guardians of space. Beyond: Visions of the…
O’Keefe Grilled About Space Initiative
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe faced some tough questions from US senators on Wednesday as they attempted to learn how the…
An Advocate for Gusev Crater
Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, a planetary geologist with the SETI Institute and NASA's Ames Research Center, has been working for more…
Researchers Create a New Plasma Thruster
Researchers from the Australian National University have created a prototype thruster that could offer a new form of propulsion for…
Opportunity Begins Standing Up
NASA controllers gave Opportunity the commands on Wednesday that would begin the process of getting the rover to stand up…
Scientific Equipment Headed to the Station
A Russian-built Progress spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome today atop a Soyuz booster. Mission 13P is carrying a…