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GRAIL Lunar Twins Mated to Delta Rocket at Launch Pad

[/caption] With blastoff just 2 ½ weeks away, NASA’s GRAIL lunar twins completed a major milestone towards launch today (Aug.…

13 years ago

3 D Alien Snowman Graces Vesta

[/caption] An alien ‘Snowman’ on an alien World. The ‘Snowman’ is a string of three craters and is among the…

13 years ago

Q&A with Brian Cox, part 2: Space Exploration and Hopes for the Future

[/caption] Professor Brian Cox is the Chair in Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, and works on the ATLAS…

13 years ago

China To Launch Space Station Module Prototype

[/caption] China's space program is in the news again, this time with unconfirmed reports that the Tiangong 1 space lab…

13 years ago

SpaceX: Dragon ISS Bound

[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing its next Dragon spacecraft for a trip to the International Space Station (ISS).…

13 years ago

JPL’s ‘Muscle Car’ – MSL – Takes Center Stage

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is experiencing what could be dubbed a “summer of planetary exploration.” With the Juno…

13 years ago

GRAIL Twins ready for NASA Science Expedition to the Moon: Photo Gallery

[/caption] NASA’s GRAIL twins – dubbed GRAIL-A & GRAIL-B - are ready to embark on America’s next science expedition to…

13 years ago

In Their Own Words: Experts Talk Juno

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – Many experts took time out of their hectic schedules to talk with Universe Today in the…

13 years ago

LRO to Move in For Closer Look at the Apollo Landing Sites

[/caption] NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is changing our view of the Moon by literally bringing it into sharper focus…

13 years ago

SpaceX: Mars Is Our Future

[/caption]Elon Musk is not one to rest on prior accomplishments; he likes to continue to push forward – his plans…

13 years ago