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NASA Loses Contact with New Horizons; Probe Now in Safe Mode
For a nail-biting hour and 20 minutes, NASA lost contact yesterday afternoon July 4 with the New Horizons spacecraft just…
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Challenger and Columbia Crews Memorialized in Emotional New “Forever Remembered” Exhibit at Kennedy Space Center
An iconic section of the fuselage recovered from space shuttle Challenger with the American flag (left) and the flight deck…
Red-faced Pluto Full of Surprises
Hey, Mars, you've got company. Looks like there's a second "red planet" in the Solar System — Pluto. Color images…
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Russian Progress Launch Restores Critical Cargo Lifeline to Space Station
Blastoff of the Russian Progress 60 resupply ship to the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 3, 2015. Credit:…
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Falcon 9 Failure Investigation Focuses on Data not Debris as SpaceX Seeks Root Cause
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX and NASA are diligently working to “identify the root cause” of the June 28…
Is That a Big Crater on Pluto? Pyramidal Mountain Found on Ceres
You're probably as eager as I am for new images of Pluto and Ceres as both New Horizons and Dawn…
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Cause of SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Failure Unknown; Launch Explosion Photos
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon resupply spaceship explode about 2 minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station…
Venus and Jupiter Meet At Last
The year's finest conjunction is upon us. Chances are you've been watching Venus and Jupiter at dusk for some time.…
Rosetta Orbiter Approved for Extended Mission and Bold Comet Landing
Rosetta will attempt comet landing This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken on 15 June…
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NASA Gives ‘GO’ for Mission to Alien Ocean World at Jupiter Moon Europa
Artist's concept of NASA mission streaking over ocean world of Europa. Credit: NASA/JPL Story updated[/caption] At long last NASA is…