Missions
See the Sun, In Thrilling 3-D!
NASA's newest solar observatories have released their first images of the Sun, and they're great. Of course, to really enjoy…
CryoSat Version 2
The loss of CryoSat was a sad day for Earth observation. It was destroyed in October 2005 when an onboard…
Asteroid Sample Return Mission Proposed
A new NASA mission is being proposed to fly out, extract a sample from a nearby asteroid, and return it…
New Horizons Gets a Gravity Boost From Jupiter
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got a big speed boost today, when it used Jupiter's gravity to give it a slingshot…
Europe Approves its Mercury Mission
Although NASA has its Messenger spacecraft headed towards the planet Mercury, the European Space Agency is planning a mission of…
NASA’s THEMIS Mission Blasts Off
NASA's THEMIS mission was blasted into space on Saturday, February 17 atop a Delta II rocket. THEMIS stands for Time…
Rosetta Approaches its Mars Flyby
If you're waiting for the Rosetta mission to really pay off, you're going to need a lot of patience. The…
New Views of LCROSS the Moon Smasher
NASA artists have released new images of the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission. This is a secondary…
NASA Panel Will Investigate Mars Global Surveyor’s Disappearance
Although it lasted years longer than anyone ever expected, the disappearance of NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft is still a…