Solar System
Could Mercury Get A Meteor Shower From Comet Encke?
We're sure going to miss the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury when it concludes its mission in 2015, because it keeps…
Amazing Up Close Videos Capture Orion’s Final Descent, Splashdown and Ocean Recovery
http://youtu.be/LoItSvCBN0U?list=UUjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg Video Caption: Last moments of Orion descent as viewed from the recovery ship USS Anchorage. Credit: NASA/US Navy Relive…
New Map Shows ‘Marsquakes’ Shook Wet Valles Marineris Sand, NASA Says
Mars today is a planet that appears to be mostly shaped by wind, but that wasn't always the case. A…
Freak Fast Winds Created Titan’s Massive, Mysterious Dunes
Titan is Saturn's largest moon and is constantly surprising scientists as the Cassini spacecraft probes under its thick atmosphere. Take…
Dawn Spacecraft’s Dwarf Planet Dance Improves Hubble’s Far-Away View
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best observatories humanity has. It's been operating for nearly 25 years in…
Opportunity Mars Rover Plagued By Flash Memory Problems, But Carries On
NASA's aging Mars rover is still struggling with Flash memory after several months of controllers trying to work around frequent…
Orion Off-Loaded for Cross Country Trek to Florida Home Base
After a brilliant first test flight, and historic Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery on Dec. 5, 2014, NASA’s Orion spacecraft…
Humans Last Landed On The Moon 42 Years Ago Today
For a brief period in the 1960s and 1970s, 12 people ventured all the way to the surface of the…
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Orbital Sciences Selects ULA’s Atlas V to Launch Next Cygnus Cargo Ship to Station
A United Launch Alliance Altas V 401 rocket like that shown here will launch the next Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo…
A Martian Blue Snake, Brought To You By Canadians And A Spacecraft
Here's the awesome thing about space and social media: in some cases, you can often follow along with a mission…