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Scientists Tantalized as Dawn Yields Global Mineral and Topographic Maps of Ceres
Slowly but surely the mysteries of dwarf planet Ceres are being peeled back layer by layer as NASA’s Dawn spacecraft…
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Mobile Launcher Upgraded to Launch NASA’s Mammoth ‘Journey to Mars’ Rocket
Looking up from beneath the enlarged exhaust hole of the Mobile Launcher to the 380 foot-tall tower astronauts will ascend…
NASA Discovers Salty Liquid Water Flows Intermittently on Mars Today, Bolstering Chance for Life
These dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed…
India’s Historic 1st Mission to Mars Celebrates 1 Year in Orbit at Red Planet
MOM celebrates 1 Year at Mars Olympus Mons, Tharsis Bulge trio of volcanoes and Valles Marineris from ISRO's Mars Orbiter…
Astonishing ‘Snakeskin’ Textured Mountains Discovered on Pluto
The more we learn about Pluto, the weirder and weirder it gets. The newest batch of high resolution Plutonian images…
China Plans Lunar Far Side Landing by 2020
China plans lunar far side landing with hardware similar to Chang'e-3 lander This time-lapse color panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 lander…
Take an Astounding Aerial Flyover Tour Soaring Above Pluto’s Wondrous Heart, Icy Flow Plains and Majestic Mountains
https://youtu.be/Wgl9jJUzITg Video caption: This animation of LORRI (Long Range Reconnaissance Imager) images begins with a low-altitude look at the informally…
Remembering the Vela Incident
36 years ago today, a strange event was detected over the Southern Indian Ocean that remains controversial. On September 22nd,…
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Matt Damon of ‘The Martian’ Explains NASA’s Journey to Mars – ISS Crew Previews Film on Orbit
https://youtu.be/jTbVCgAsmks Video caption: 'The Martian' Star Matt Damon Discusses NASA's Journey to Mars. Credit: NASA The excitement is building for…
First Manned Flight of NASA’s Orion Deep Space Capsule Could Slip to 2023
The first manned flight of NASA’s Orion deep space capsule - currently under development - could slip two years from…