Missions
Planck Spacecraft Loses Its Cool(ant) But Keeps Going
[/caption] After two and a half years of observing the Cosmic Microwave Background, the ESA Planck spacecraft’s High Frequency Instrument…
Doomed Phobos-Grunt Mars Mission Destructively Plunges to Earth
[/caption] Story and Crash Zone Map updated 1 p.m. EST Jan 16 Today (Jan. 15) was the last day of…
Scientists Still Searching for the Beagle 2 Crash Site on Mars
[/caption] Since its disappearance in December 2003, scientists and citizen scientists alike have continued the search for Europe’s Beagle 2…
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Crucial Rocket Firing Puts Curiosity on Course for Martian Crater Touchdown
[/caption] NASA’s car-sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is now on course to touch down inside a crater on…
Mike Fossum Answers Your Questions
[/caption]We recently launched a new "Ask" feature here at Universe Today. Our inaugural launch featured Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator…
Clusters of Stars Crackle and Pop to Tell the Story of Star Formation
[/caption] Astronomers trying to understand the formation of massive clusters of stars are getting a better idea of how the…
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- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
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8 Years of Spirit on Mars – Pushing as Hard as We Can and Beyond !
[/caption] January 2012 marks the 8th anniversary since of the daring landing’s of “Spirit” and “Opportunity” - NASA’s now legendary…
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Solar Powered Dragon gets Wings for Station Soar
[/caption] The Dragon has grown its mighty wings SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has gotten its wings and is set to soar…
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- Moon
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Two new Moons join the Moon – GRAIL Twins Achieve New Year’s Orbits
[/caption] Take a good close look at the Moon today and consider this; Two new Moon’s just reached orbit. NASA…
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First GRAIL Twin Enters Lunar Orbit – NASA’s New Year’s Gift to Science
[/caption] Cheers erupted after the first of NASA’s twin $496 Million Moon Mapping probes entered orbit on New Year’s Eve…