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Protecting Juno’s Heart
Each new probe we launch into space follows a finely-tuned, predetermined trajectory that opens up a new avenue of understanding…
Ion Propulsion: The Key to Deep Space Exploration
When we think of space travel, we tend to picture a massive rocket blasting off from Earth, with huge blast…
Tonight’s the Night! Maps to Help You Spot Asteroid TB145
This simulation by Tom Ruen shows the trajectory of 2015 TB145 across the sky, showing tracer spheres spaced at one…
Bio-Mimicry and Space Exploration
"Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain." -Leonardo…
How to See the Spooktacular Halloween Flyby of Asteroid 2015 TB145
Trick or treat! I think we're definitely in for a treat. 2015 TB145 will fly past Earth at a safe distance…
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sampling Probe Completes Instrument Install/Assembly, Enters ‘Test Drive’ Phase
OSIRIS-Rex, the first American spacecraft ever aimed at snatching pristine samples from the surface of an asteroid and returning them…
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Sets US Record for Most Time in Space – At the ‘Speed of Sound’: Video
https://youtu.be/Y4d2WfjGMqU Video Caption: See NASA astronaut Scott Kelly’s extraterrestrial exploits as he breaks US record for time in space in…
Thousands of Pits Punctuate Pluto’s Forbidding Plains in Latest Photos
A brand new batch of Pluto and Charon photos showed up today on the New Horizons LORRI (LOng-Range Reconnaissance Imager)…
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What’s Orbiting KIC 8462852 – Shattered Comet or Alien Megastructure?
"Bizarre." "Interesting." "Giant transit". That were the reactions of Planet Hunters project volunteers when they got their first look at the light…
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Opportunity Rover Prospecting for Water Altered Minerals at Crater Rim in Marathon Valley
As NASA’s Opportunity rover approaches the 12th anniversary of landing on Mars, her greatest science discoveries yet are likely within…