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Watch LADEE Launch Live!
NASA’s heading back to the Moon, and you can see the launch – either live with your own eyes if…
Where’s the Best Place To Drill for History on Mars?
Where’s the best place to drill baby, drill on Mars – and not for oil but digging into Mars’ past?…
No Images of Comet ISON from Deep Impact/EPOXI Spacecraft Due to Communication Loss
Disappointing news today from Dr. Mike A'Hearn, Principal Investigator of the EPOXI mission, which has been using the repurposed spacecraft…
Historic Sept. 6 Virginia Moon Shot Heralds Revolutionary New Paradigm for Fundamental Science Query- NASA Director Interview
In an exclusive new interview with Universe Today, NASA’s Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden was “very excited” to discuss…
Evidence of Internal Moon Water Found
Scientists have detected magmatic water — water that originates from deep within the Moon's interior — on the surface of…
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Haiku for Mars: Winners Selected for MAVEN Mission
Fans of Mars and spaceflight waxed poetic as the haiku selected to travel to Mars aboard the MAVEN spacecraft were…
These 12 Asteroids Are The Easiest Ones To Bring Back To Earth
As NASA works through proposals for an asteroid retrieval mission, a new paper shows that there are other research groups…
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Opportunity Mountain Goal Dead Ahead as Mars Orbiter Restarts Critical Targeting Hunt for Habitability Signs
Opportunity rover’s 1st mountain climbing goal is dead ahead in this up close view of Solander Point at Endeavour Crater.…
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MAVEN Takes Final Test Spins, Flexes Solar Panels Before Imminent Trek to Florida Launch Site
The solar panels on NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter are deployed as part of environmental testing procedures at Lockheed Martin Space…
HiRISE Camera Spots Curiosity Rover (and tracks) on Mars
I spy the Curiosity Rover! With the Sun over its shoulders, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on…