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Amateur Asteroid Hunters Take Note: NASA and Slooh Will Ask For Your Help

Do you lack a telescope, but have a burning desire to look for asteroids near Earth? No problem! NASA and…

10 years ago

Curiosity says ‘Goodbye Kimberley’ after Parting Laser Blasts and Seeking New Adventures Ahead

NASA’s rover Curiosity said ‘Goodbye Kimberley’ having fulfilled her objectives of drilling into a cold red sandstone slab, sampling the…

10 years ago

Potential Weekend Meteor Shower Will Pelt the Moon Too!

If the hoped-for meteor blast materializes this Friday night / Saturday morning (May 23-24) Earth won't be the only world getting…

10 years ago

Watch the Trailer for “The Last Man on the Moon”

On December 14, 1972, at about 5:40 a.m. GMT, Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan returned to the lunar…

10 years ago

NASA Mars Lander InSight ‘Go’ For Construction

It's time to get ready for Mars, again! NASA has given the approval to begin construction on its 2016 mission,…

10 years ago

Scientists Now Suspect More Sea Level Rise from Greenland’s Glaciers

Greenland's glaciers may contribute more to future sea level rise than once thought, despite earlier reports that their steady seaward…

10 years ago

UPDATE: NASA Senior Review Declines WISE Spacecraft Data Usage Idea

CORRECTION: This story corrects a previously stated misinterpretation of the NASA Senior Report that the WISE spacecraft itself was denied an…

10 years ago

Spitzer Mission Extension Not Approved In NASA Senior Review; Officials Say Budget Rewrite Possible

"Constrained budget conditions" have prompted NASA to not approve a funding extension for the 11-year-old Spitzer Space Telescope after fiscal…

10 years ago