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NASA’s Curiosity Rover detects Methane, Organics on Mars

On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, NASA scientists attending the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco announced the detection…

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Name That Crater On Mercury! MESSENGER Team Opens Public Contest

Here's your rare chance to leave a lasting mark on a piece of the Solar System. The team behind the…

10 years ago

All About That Space

The Pathways Interns of NASA's Johnson Space Center have been working very hard lately with the successful Orion launches. They…

10 years ago

Martian Teardrop: Here’s How The Sun Moves Over A Red Planet Year

Stand in the same spot every day. Take a picture of the Sun. What happens? Slowly, you see our closest…

10 years ago

Could Mercury Get A Meteor Shower From Comet Encke?

We're sure going to miss the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury when it concludes its mission in 2015, because it keeps…

10 years ago

How NASA Filmed Humans Last Leaving The Moon, 42 Years Ago

When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft -- even though nobody…

10 years ago

Amazing Up Close Videos Capture Orion’s Final Descent, Splashdown and Ocean Recovery

http://youtu.be/LoItSvCBN0U?list=UUjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg Video Caption: Last moments of Orion descent as viewed from the recovery ship USS Anchorage. Credit: NASA/US Navy Relive…

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New Map Shows ‘Marsquakes’ Shook Wet Valles Marineris Sand, NASA Says

Mars today is a planet that appears to be mostly shaped by wind, but that wasn't always the case. A…

10 years ago

Freak Fast Winds Created Titan’s Massive, Mysterious Dunes

Titan is Saturn's largest moon and is constantly surprising scientists as the Cassini spacecraft probes under its thick atmosphere. Take…

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