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Cool Infographics Explain 8 Key Events on Orion’s EFT-1 Test Flight
After moving out to the launch pad earlier this week, NASA’s first Orion spacecraft was hoisted atop the most powerful…
Can Philae Power Up After Doing A Triple Comet Landing Into Shadowy Spot?
Update, 10 p.m. EST: Philae is now asleep, according to the European Space Agency, for what could prove to be…
Wake Up, Pluto Spacecraft! New Horizons Emerges From Nap Next Month
It's not quite the cryogenic sleep featured in Interstellar, but all the same, NASA's New Horizons probe has spent most…
New Images from Philae Reveal Comet’s Ancient Surface
We may not know exactly where Philae is, but it's doing a bang-up job sending its first photos from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.…
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NASA’s Pathfinding Orion Rolls to Launch Pad, Hoisted atop Rocket for Maiden Blastoff
After years of effort, NASA’s pathfinding Orion spacecraft was rolled out to the launch pad early this morning, Wednesday, Nov.…
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Uranus Bland? Nope, It’s A Stormy Planet With Interesting Insides
Sometimes first impressions are poor ones. When the Voyager 2 spacecraft whizzed by Uranus in 1986, the close-up view of…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Gets Its Color From Sunlight, Study Suggests
If it weren't for the Sun, Jupiter's Great Red Spot would be a much blander feature on the gas giant,…
Better than Bieber, Rosetta’s Comet Sings Strange, Seductive Song
Tune in to the song of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko Scientists can't figure exactly why yet, but Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been singing since…
Philae Ready to Take Flying Leap to Historic Comet Landing (Coverage Information)
We are now in the final hours before Rosetta’s Philae lander is released to attempt a first-ever landing on a…
Dusty Baby Solar System Gives Clues On How Our Sun And Planets Grew Up
This isn't a clone of our Solar System, but it's close enough. Scientists eagerly scrutinized a young star system called…