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China’s Chang’e-3 Moon Rover Descends to Lower Orbit Sets Up Historic Soft Landing
All systems appear to be “GO” for the world’s first attempt to soft land a space probe on the Moon…
See What the Moon Will Look Like in All of 2014 in Just 5 Minutes
Here's how the Moon will look to us on Earth during the entire year of 2014. Using data from the…
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Heat Shield for 2014 Orion Test Flight Arrives at Kennedy Aboard NASA’s Super Guppy
Orion EFT-1 heat shield is off loaded from NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft after transport from Manchester, N.H., and arrival at…
China’s Maiden Moon Rover Mission Chang’e 3 Achieves Lunar Orbit
China’s maiden moon landing probe successfully entered lunar orbit on Friday, Dec. 6, following Sunday’s (Dec. 1) spectacular blastoff -…
Now is a Great Time to Try Seeing Venus in the Daytime Sky
Here’s a feat of visual athletics to amaze your friends with this week. During your daily routine, you may have…
Spectacular Liftoff Thrusts China’s First Rover ‘Yutu’ to the Moon
Liftoff of China’s first ever lunar rover on Dec. 2 local Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…
Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…
Chinese ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Aims For The Moon On Sunday
If all goes well, expect another moon robot very soon. The Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover will lift off from China…
This Rover Could Hunt For Lunar Water And Oxygen In 2018
In 2018, NASA plans to go prospecting at the moon's south pole with a rover -- possibly, a version of…
NASA’s LADEE Probe Starts Science Study of Thin Lunar Atmosphere and Dusty Mystery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has descended to its planned low altitude…