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Rockin’ With the Juno Launch

Here's a fantastic look at launch day for the Juno spacecraft, now on its way to Jupiter. It's hard not…

13 years ago

Juno Blasts off on Science Trek to Discover Jupiter’s Genesis

[/caption] NASA’s solar powered Juno spacecraft blasted off today (Aug.5)from Cape Canaveral today to begin a 2.8 billion kilometer science…

13 years ago

Watch Juno Launch Live!

Live video for mobile from Ustream NASA’s new science probe to Jupiter, Juno, will make its first launch attempt on…

13 years ago

New Evidence for Flowing Water on Mars

[/caption] In a news conference today, NASA announced discoveries that provide additional evidence of seasonal water flows on Mars.  Using…

13 years ago

Have a Vesta Fiesta This Weekend!

To help celebrate the start of the Dawn mission to Vesta, NASA is organizing a "Vesta Fiesta!" After traveling the…

13 years ago

Chasing Rockets, Chasing History: One Journalist’s Video Reflections

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – As one might imagine covering the space program is a exciting vocation. Some professionals focus…

13 years ago

30-Year-Old 3-D Movie Made from Viking Data Gets New Life

Back in 1979, scientists at Stanford University created a 3-D movie from images sent back by the Viking landers on…

13 years ago

SDO Finds the Man in the Sun

We all know about the Man in the Moon, but the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft has now detected an old…

13 years ago

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Marks 40th Anniversary of Apollo 15

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – Apollo 15 was the first manned lunar mission to use a lunar rover, the first…

13 years ago

One On One With Space Shuttle Program’s First Pilot, Robert Crippen

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – The shuttle program has drawn to a close. Present at the final flight was one…

13 years ago