Solar System
Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta as Views Exceed Hubble
[/caption] A new world in our Solar System is about to be unveiled for the first time – the mysterious…
NASA Sets July 8 for Mandatory Space Shuttle Grand Finale
[/caption] NASA Shuttle managers met today (28 June) and officially set July 8 as the launch date for the Grand…
Final Shuttle Voyagers Conduct Countdown Practice at Florida Launch Pad
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The “Final Four” shuttle astronauts who will ever voyage to Earth orbit aboard a NASA…
Dramatic New NASA Animation Depicts Next Mars Rover in Action
[/caption] NASA’s next Mars rover, the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory, will soon embark on a quantum leap in humankind’s scientific…
Genesis Sheds Light On Sun And Solar System Formation
[/caption] For 886 days between 2001 and 2004, a tiny spacecraft named Genesis sat parked at Lagrange Point L1 quietly…
Packing a Mars Rover for the Trip to Florida
Check out this way cool time-lapse movie of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as its being packed up for her trip…
White Dwarf Stars Predict Our Solar System’s Demise
[/caption] With no more volume than could be contained within a teaspoon, the material that makes up a white dwarf…
MESSENGER Unveiling Mercurys Hidden Secrets
[/caption] NASA’s MESSENGER probe to Mercury, the scorched, innermost planet of our solar system, is sending back so much startling…
Final Payload for Final Shuttle Flight Delivered to the Launch Pad
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The cargo canister for NASA’s final space shuttle mission was delivered to the sea-side launch…
Test Roving NASA’s Curiosity on Earth
[/caption] Just over a year from now, NASA’s Curiosity rover should be driving across fascinating new landscapes on the surface…