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MESSENGER Completes Second Burn to Maintain Mercury Orbit
A little over a week before NASA's MAVEN spacecraft fired its rockets to successfully enter orbit around Mars, MESSENGER performed a…
Watch Live as MAVEN Meets Mars!
Watch here live, below, for the Mars orbital insertion of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, on Sunday,…
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SpaceX Commercial Resupply Dragon Set for Sept. 21 Blastoff to Station – Watch Live
SpaceX Falcon 9 erect at Cape Canaveral launch pad 40 awaiting launch on Sept 20, 2014 on the CRS-4 mission.…
How NASA’s Next Mars Spacecraft Will Greet The Red Planet On Sunday
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter is oh-so-close to its destination after a 10-month journey. It's scheduled to…
Look Up! The Space Station Must Be The Ultimate Stargazing Location
While NASA often speaks about the power of Earth observation from the International Space Station, the picture above from one…
Sandy Ridges Pose A Mystery For Future Martian Beach Vacations
What are these thick dune-like features on Mars, and how were they formed? Scientists are still trying to puzzle out…
Radiation Blast Delays NASA Spacecraft’s Arrival At Dwarf Planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft experienced technical problems in the past week that will force it to arrive at dwarf planet Ceres…
Repaired Opportunity Rover Readies For ‘Marathon Valley’ As It Transmits Martian Images
With a newly cleared memory, it's time for Opportunity to resume the next stage of its long, long Martian drive.…
New Horizons Sights Tiny Pluto Moon As Spacecraft Races Toward Dwarf Planet
Here's Hydra! The New Horizons team spotted the tiny moon of Pluto in July, about six months ahead of when…
Astronaut Snaps Amazing Picture Of His Crewmates Returning To Earth
Wow! See that bright streak in the photo above? That's a shot of the Expedition 40 crew making a flawless…