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Dawn Spacecraft Will Take Pictures Of Its Target Dwarf Planet Today
The year 2015 is going to be a big one for far-off spacecraft. Among them is the long-running Dawn mission,…
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Probing Pluto’s Paltry Atmosphere Using A Solar Eclipse And Spacecraft
Pluto is so far away from us and so tiny that it's hard to glean even basic facts about it.…
Cool NASA Animation Beautifully Details Every Step of Orion’s First Launch!
http://vimeo.com/31799422 Video Caption: Animation details NASA’s Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission launching on Dec. 4. 2014. Credit: NASA It’s…
Delaying Death: Mercury Spacecraft Firing Engines To Stay Up Until 2015
Don't take these spectacular Mercury images (below the jump) for granted. Three weeks ago, NASA's orbiting Mercury spacecraft did an…
‘Meteoric Smoke’: Comet Siding Spring Could Alter Mars Chemistry Permanently
Feeling lucky? Events such as the Comet Siding Spring approach by Mars in October only happen about once every eight…
Venus Express Spacecraft, Low On Fuel, Does Delicate Dance Above Doom Below
It's been an interesting year for Venus Express. A few months ago, controllers deliberately dipped the spacecraft into the atmosphere…
How Do Astronauts Celebrate Thanksgiving On The Space Station?
As Americans get ready for turkey feasts and other Thanksgiving goodies today, let's take a few moments to think about…
Jet! Rosetta’s Comet Is Feeling The Heat As Gas and Dust Erupts From Surface
Get a load of those streaks! Rosetta's comet is picking up in activity as it moves ever closer to the…
Rosetta Comet Sounds Make ‘Across The Universe’ Song Oh So Spooky
It's not quite across the universe from us, but Rosetta's comet is a fair distance away -- outside the orbit…
Opportunity Mars Rover Pushes Past 41 Kilometers Of Driving On Red Planet
Opportunity is the rover that keeps on going and going. It recently broke an extraterrestrial driving record after 10 years…