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United Launch Alliance’s Delta II Approved for Potentially Five More Launches
[/caption] NASA announced that it has added the Delta II rocket, a launch vehicle that appeared to be slipping into…
ESA’s ExoMars Mission in Jeopardy
[/caption] The European Space Agency’s “ExoMars” mission is under threat of cancellation. NASA and ESA heads will meet on Monday,…
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Ed Weiler – NASA Science Leader and Hubble Chief Scientist Retires
[/caption] Ed Weiler, NASA’s Science leader in charge of the robotic missions that continually produce scientific breakthroughs that amaze all…
“Extreme” Solar Wind Blasts Mercury’s Poles
[/caption] According to data from the The Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS) onboard NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, the solar wind is…
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Student Alert: GRAIL Naming Contest – Essay Deadline November 11
[/caption] Student Alert ! - Here’s your once in a lifetime chance to name Two NASA robots speeding at this…
Opportunity spotted Exploring vast Endeavour Crater from Mars Orbit
[/caption] Opportunity has just been imaged in high resolution at Endeavour crater by a powerful NASA camera orbiting overhead in…
Dramatic 3 D Imagery Showcases Vesta’s Pockmarked, Mountainous and Groovy Terrain
[/caption] Try not to plummet off a steep crater cliff or be buried under a landslide while gazing at the…
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Rheasilvia – Super Mysterious South Pole Basin at Vesta is Named after Romulus and Remus Roman Mother
http://youtu.be/tYiOOScjPFI Video caption: Rheasilvia Impact Basin and Vesta shape model. This false-color shape model video of the giant asteroid Vesta…
“Pluto-Killer” Sets Sights on Neptune
[/caption] The confessed (and remorseless) "Pluto Killer" Mike Brown has turned his gaze – and the 10-meter telescope at the…
Space Shuttle Enterprise Unveiled 35 Years Ago to Star Trek Fanfare
[/caption] ‘Enterprise’, the first of NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters to be assembled, was unveiled 35 Years ago on Sept. 17,…