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Philae Lander Early Science Results: Ice, Organic Molecules and Half a Foot of Dust
An uncontrolled, chaotic landing. Stuck in the shadow of a cliff without energy-giving sunlight. Philae and team persevered. With just 60…
Shortly After Mars Comet, NASA’s New Red Planet Spacecraft Officially Starts Mission
NASA's newest Mars spacecraft is "go" for at least a year -- and potentially longer. After taking a time-out from…
OSIRIS-REx: The Audacious Plan To Scoop An Asteroid And Fly Back To Earth
We've been super-excited about the Philae landing recently, the first soft landing on a comet. But imagine if the spacecraft…
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NASA’s RapidScat Ocean Wind Watcher Starts Earth Science Operations at Space Station
Barely two months after being launched to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s first science payload aimed at conducting Earth…
We are not Alone: Government Sensors Shed New Light on Asteroid Hazards
How hazardous are the thousands and millions of asteroids that surround the third rock from the Sun – Earth? Since…
Curiosity Rover Snaps Photos of Comet Siding Spring, Giant Sunspot and Mars-shine
NASA's Curiosity Rover spends most of its time staring at the ground, but like humans, it looks up once in a while too.…
Cool Infographics Explain 8 Key Events on Orion’s EFT-1 Test Flight
After moving out to the launch pad earlier this week, NASA’s first Orion spacecraft was hoisted atop the most powerful…
This is How Orion’s Dramatic Flight Test Will Look Next Month
A ride into space, a high-speed re-entry and a safe parachute deployment. That's what NASA is hoping for when the…
Wake Up, Pluto Spacecraft! New Horizons Emerges From Nap Next Month
It's not quite the cryogenic sleep featured in Interstellar, but all the same, NASA's New Horizons probe has spent most…
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NASA’s Pathfinding Orion Rolls to Launch Pad, Hoisted atop Rocket for Maiden Blastoff
After years of effort, NASA’s pathfinding Orion spacecraft was rolled out to the launch pad early this morning, Wednesday, Nov.…