Missions
NASA is Sending a Phoenix to Mars
Since the launch of the Mars Phoenix Lander is just around the corner, I thought I'd give you a quick…
Dawn Mission Pushed Back to September
One of my favourite upcoming missions is NASA's Dawn spacecraft, set to go into orbit around two different asteroids. It…
Science Experiments that Astronauts will Deploy on the Moon
NASA announced that it has selected 7 new experiments that might be carried to the Moon as part of the…
Hubble Delivers Photos of Ceres and Vesta
On July 7, 2007 NASA will launch its next explorer into the Solar System. This spacecraft's destinations are the asteroids…
Japanese Moon Probe Nicknamed KAGUYA
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency announced that they're giving their SELenological and ENgineering Explorer (aka SELENE) a new nickname: Kaguya.…
Grapple Attachment May Be Added to the James Webb Telescope
When the James Webb telescope launches in 2013, it'll be the most powerful telescope ever deployed in space. To the…
Microbes Travel With Our Spacecraft
Wherever humans go, our microbes go too. Astronauts on board Mir experienced this first hand. Even thought the spaceship was…
New Mission Could Find Star Trek’s Planet Vulcan
All right, this article from NASA is totally pandering to my Star Trek geekiness. I know I'm being manipulated, but…
Phoenix Lander Arrives in Florida
The long-lasting Mars rovers are still wandering across the surface of the Red Planet, but they're about to get a…
Torrent of New Jupiter Images from New Horizons
Although its primary target will be Pluto, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is taking the time to do a little science…