Solar System
Opportunity Rover Heads for Spirit Point to Honor Dead Martian Sister; Science Team Tributes
[/caption] Scientists leading NASA’s Mars rover team have selected “Spirit Point” as the name for the spot where the “Opportunity”…
Voyagers Find Giant Jacuzzi-like Bubbles at Edge of Solar System
[/caption] The barrier at the edge of our Solar System may not be the smooth shield that scientists once thought.…
Comet Elenin: Just Passing By
[/caption] It starts out innocently enough: a small speck against a field of background stars, barely noticeable in the image…
NASA Releases Spectacular Portrait Photos of Endeavour Docked at the ISS from Soyuz and Paolo Nespoli
[/caption] NASA has at last today (June 7) released the spectacular portrait photos of Endeavour docked at the International Space…
STS-134 Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly appears at U2360° Concert in Seattle: Music Video
http://youtu.be/9ydz5-ecdpg Check out this out-of-this-world surprise delivered by the rock band U2 to their concert audience at Quest Field, Seattle…
Last Ever Shuttle Journeys out to the Launch Pad; Photo Gallery
[/caption]KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The last shuttle that will ever blast to space has journeyed from the cavernous Vehicle Assembly…
Opportunity Surpasses 30 KM Driving and Snaps Skylab Crater in 3 D
[/caption] With her most recent drive of 482 feet (146.8 meters) on June 1, 2011 (Sol 2614), NASA’s Opportunity Mars…
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Era of Space Shuttle Endeavour Ends with June 1 landing at the Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Space Shuttle Endeavour and her six man crew landed safely today at the Kennedy Space…
Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth
As a part of NASA's ongoing Year of the Solar System – which is actually a single Martian year long, or…
Amazing Photos and Milestone Tributes Mark Last Space Shuttle Spacewalk
[/caption] Absolutely remarkable exterior panoramic photos of the ISS and tributes by Shuttle Astronauts marked two major milestones in spaceflight…