Solar System

Book Review: Martian Summer

[/caption] The Mars Phoenix Lander has long since gone quiet on the frigid, dusty plains of Mars. Its legacy however…

13 years ago

Shenzhou-8 lands after China’s 1st Space Docking propelling Ambitious Human Spaceflight Agenda

[/caption] China’s historic first docking mission in space ended in a complete success today (Nov. 17) following the safe landing…

13 years ago

Dramatic Soyuz Docking Averts Potential Station Abandonment

[/caption] A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the first crew of humans to fly to space in the post Space Shuttle…

13 years ago

China completes 2nd Docking to Space Lab and sets Path to Manned flights in 2012

[/caption] Chinese space prowess took another major leap forward today (Nov. 14) when the unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule successfully re-docked with…

13 years ago

Soyuz Launches to Station amid Swirling Snowy Spectacular

[/caption] The future survival and fate of the International Space Station was on the line and is now firmly back…

13 years ago

Mars in a Minute: Is Mars Really Red?

A new video created by NASA's Solar System Exploration Division answers one of the most frequently asked questions about our…

13 years ago

Soyuz Poised for High Stakes November 13 Blastoff – Space Stations Fate Hinges on Success

[/caption] The stakes could not be higher for the Russian Soyuz rocket now poised at the launch pad at Baikonur…

13 years ago

Was a Fifth Giant Planet Expelled from Our Solar System?

[/caption] Earth's place in the "Goldilocks" zone of our solar system may be the result of the expulsion of a…

13 years ago