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NuSTAR Successfully Deploys Huge Mast
Nine days after launch -- and right on schedule -- the newest space mission has deployed its unique mast, giving…
Euclid and the Geometry of the Dark Universe
Euclid, an exciting new mission to map the geometry, distribution and evolution of dark energy and dark matter has just…
Top Secret Air Force Mini Shuttle lands after Record-Setting Stay in Space
Image Caption: 2nd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight by landing at Vandernberg AFB, Calif., on June 16,…
Black Hole Hunter Drops from a Plane, Zooms to Orbit
[/caption] The newest mission to hunt for black holes soared to orbit today after first dropping from an aircraft. NASA's…
Secret X-37B Mini Space Shuttle Could Land Today
[/caption] After more than a year in orbit, the US Air Force’s clandestine mini-space shuttle will likely land at Vandenberg…
Dang, These Features on Mars are Groovy!
[/caption] The term ‘yardangs’ almost sounds like a fictional word from a Barsoomian tale of creatures living on Mars. However,…
Humans on Mars by 2023?
Reality TV goes to Mars! Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp is leading a group visionaries and businesspeople who want to send…
Stunning Timelapse: Spacecraft Capture the Transit of Venus
Here's the entire 7-hour transit of Venus across the face of the Sun - shown in several views -- in…
Newest X-Ray Observatory Will Hunt for Black Holes and More
[/caption] The next launch of a NASA space mission is the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. It study wide…
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Dragon’s Ocean Splashdown Caps Historic Opening of New Space Era
[/caption] Concluding a perfectly executed and history making test flight, the first private spacecraft ever to visit and dock at…