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Philae Ready to Take Flying Leap to Historic Comet Landing (Coverage Information)

We are now in the final hours before Rosetta’s Philae lander is released to attempt a first-ever landing on a…

10 years ago

‘Not All Hope Is Lost’: NASA Sun Probe Silent Now For Six Weeks

No one knows exactly why a NASA solar probe stopped talking to Earth six weeks ago, but it's possible the…

10 years ago

Incredible Snow-Dragging Spaceship Landing From The Space Station

Check out that landing mark! A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people touched down safely in remote Kazakhstan late Sunday (EDT)…

10 years ago

NASA’s Next Exoplanet Hunter Moves Into Development

NASA's ongoing hunt for exoplanets has entered a new phase as NASA officially confirmed that the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…

10 years ago

Mind-blowing Meteor Shower on Mars During Comet Flyby, Say NASA Scientists

"Thousands of meteors per hour would have been visible — truly astounding to the human eye." That's Nick Schneider's description…

10 years ago

Giant Water Bubble Engulfs Video Camera On Space Station, With Hilarious Results

What does the view look like from inside a water bubble? Earlier this year, astronauts on the International Space Station…

10 years ago

Curiosity Rover Sees a Pixel’s-Worth of Comet Siding Spring

When Comet Siding Spring skimmed just 84,500 miles from Mars last month, NASA's Opportunity and Curiosity Rovers - along with several…

10 years ago

Mars Habitability? Curiosity Rover Spots Intriguing Mineral On Red Planet

NASA's Curiosity rover has struck hematite -- an iron-oxide mineral often associated with water-soaked environments -- in its first drill…

10 years ago

Satellite Debris Forces Space Station To Evade Threat Hours Before Collision Risk

A spacecraft attached to the International Space Station did an "emergency maneuver" to push the complex, which now houses six…

10 years ago