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Titan’s Atmosphere Still Baffles Us A Decade After Huygens Landing
It's almost exactly 10 years ago that humanity parachuted a spacecraft into Titan, that moon of Saturn that could hold…
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Rise of the Mega Rockets: Comparing Heavy Lift Launch Systems
A new generation of space rockets ready to lift new and exciting payloads spaceward is coming to a sky near…
Philae’s Wild Comet Landing: Crater Grazing, Spinning And Landing In Parts Unknown
No, scientists haven't found Philae yet. But as they churn through the scientific data on the comet lander, more information…
Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Takes A Small Step To Seek Habitable Worlds
It takes years of painstaking work to get a spacecraft off the ground. So when you have a spacecraft like…
The “Potsdam Gravity Potato” Shows Variations in Earth’s Gravity
People tend to think of gravity here on Earth as a uniform and consistent thing. Stand anywhere on the globe,…
Rocket Remains? Video Shows ‘Pieces Of Whatever’ Flaming High Above Belgrade
Just before dawn on Wednesday (Nov. 26), a pilot in Belgrade caught this stunning video of a "huge number of…
Venus Express Spacecraft, Low On Fuel, Does Delicate Dance Above Doom Below
It's been an interesting year for Venus Express. A few months ago, controllers deliberately dipped the spacecraft into the atmosphere…
Jet! Rosetta’s Comet Is Feeling The Heat As Gas and Dust Erupts From Surface
Get a load of those streaks! Rosetta's comet is picking up in activity as it moves ever closer to the…
Here’s The First 3-D Part Printed In Space. Where Will That Take Us Next?
Here's the 22nd-century version of breaking the surly bonds of Earth: NASA and private company Made In Space have just…
Rosetta Comet Sounds Make ‘Across The Universe’ Song Oh So Spooky
It's not quite across the universe from us, but Rosetta's comet is a fair distance away -- outside the orbit…