Missions
Curiosity Mars Rover Stars In Discovery Television Documentary Tonight
For those following all the habitability results from the Curiosity rover lately, here's a special treat -- the Discovery Channel…
XPRIZE Moon Robot Contest Deadline Pushed Back A Year To 2016
For the 18 teams racing to put a robot on the Moon, some good news -- they have an extra…
Name That Crater On Mercury! MESSENGER Team Opens Public Contest
Here's your rare chance to leave a lasting mark on a piece of the Solar System. The team behind the…
Robotic Moon Lander Concept Raises $942K, Meeting Goal With A Day To Go
Update, Dec. 18, 8:09 a.m. EST: Lunar Mission One closed its fundraising mission the night before at £672,447 ($1,052,413), short…
Martian Teardrop: Here’s How The Sun Moves Over A Red Planet Year
Stand in the same spot every day. Take a picture of the Sun. What happens? Slowly, you see our closest…
Could Mercury Get A Meteor Shower From Comet Encke?
We're sure going to miss the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury when it concludes its mission in 2015, because it keeps…
How NASA Filmed Humans Last Leaving The Moon, 42 Years Ago
When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft -- even though nobody…
Amazing Up Close Videos Capture Orion’s Final Descent, Splashdown and Ocean Recovery
http://youtu.be/LoItSvCBN0U?list=UUjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg Video Caption: Last moments of Orion descent as viewed from the recovery ship USS Anchorage. Credit: NASA/US Navy Relive…
New Map Shows ‘Marsquakes’ Shook Wet Valles Marineris Sand, NASA Says
Mars today is a planet that appears to be mostly shaped by wind, but that wasn't always the case. A…
Freak Fast Winds Created Titan’s Massive, Mysterious Dunes
Titan is Saturn's largest moon and is constantly surprising scientists as the Cassini spacecraft probes under its thick atmosphere. Take…