Missions

Dawn Spacecraft’s Dwarf Planet Dance Improves Hubble’s Far-Away View

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best observatories humanity has. It's been operating for nearly 25 years in…

10 years ago

Opportunity Mars Rover Plagued By Flash Memory Problems, But Carries On

NASA's aging Mars rover is still struggling with Flash memory after several months of controllers trying to work around frequent…

10 years ago

Orion Off-Loaded for Cross Country Trek to Florida Home Base

After a brilliant first test flight, and historic Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery on Dec. 5, 2014, NASA’s Orion spacecraft…

10 years ago

How To Take Photos Of Earth While Whizzing At 17,000 MPH

When you're flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a…

10 years ago

Humans Last Landed On The Moon 42 Years Ago Today

For a brief period in the 1960s and 1970s, 12 people ventured all the way to the surface of the…

10 years ago

Mars Landing Recipe: Orion, A Big Rocket And Pretty-On-Paper Spacecraft

Can the just-flown Orion spacecraft truly get us to Mars? NASA has been portraying the mission as part of the…

10 years ago

Swirly Southern Picture Of Jupiter Makes Us Want To Visit Right Now

Gimme a rocketship - we want to see what those bands are made of! This is a strange view of…

10 years ago

Bizarre Mars: Did Lava Bubbles Wrinkle This Giant Circle?

NASA is puzzled by this "enigmatic landform" caught on camera by one of its Mars orbiters, but looking around the…

10 years ago

Why NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Flew Old, Slow Computers Into Orbit

It's funny to think that your smartphone might be faster than a new spaceship, but that's what one report is…

10 years ago