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Networking Across the Planets
I don't know about your Internet connection, but I have enough trouble wiring up my home network. Imagine trying to…
Prototype Blended Wing Aircraft Tested
The flying wing is an old design, but NASA aerospace engineers think it might be just what the airline industry…
Drunk Astronauts Were Allowed to Fly
Now this is a NASA scandal that I never saw coming. Apparently twice in the past, shuttle astronauts were permitted…
Saturn’s 60th Moon Discovered
Saturn's little system hit a big milestone this week with the announcement of its 60th moon. This new moon joins…
Building an Engine that Can Throttle Down
Here on Earth, we've gotten used to the concept of a car's accelerator pedal. Put it down a little, and…
Station’s New Oxygen Generation System Activated
Apparently astronauts want to breathe. In their mad quest for air, the astronauts on board the International Space Station activated…
NASA’s New Einstein Probes Office
Albert Einstein made enough predictions about the nature of gravity and relativity that NASA has dedicated a whole office and…
Double Supernovae Discovered
Supernovae are rare events, only occurring once every 25-100 years in galaxy. So it came as a complete surprise when…
Atlantis Home from STS-117
The space shuttle Atlantis touched down Friday afternoon after a successful mission servicing the International Space Station. Because of bad…
Tiny Mimas Beneath the Rings
Here's a cool picture taken by Cassini of Saturn and one of its moons, Mimas - 397 kilometers (247 miles)…