Space Exploration Technologies
New Pictures Of Philae’s Lonely Resting Spot On The Comet Emerge
In scientific style, researchers are slowly narrowing down where the Philae lander arrived on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Earlier today (Dec. 17)…
How Many Horses Can A Rocket Carry? Cool Comic Comparison
The challenge with thinking about space is putting it into terms that we can understand. How far is a light-year?…
Venus Express Out Of Gas; Mission Concludes, Spacecraft On Death Watch
After surviving an eight-year mission and a daring plunge into part of the atmosphere of Venus, a plucky spacecraft orbiting…
XPRIZE Moon Robot Contest Deadline Pushed Back A Year To 2016
For the 18 teams racing to put a robot on the Moon, some good news -- they have an extra…
Robotic Moon Lander Concept Raises $942K, Meeting Goal With A Day To Go
Update, Dec. 18, 8:09 a.m. EST: Lunar Mission One closed its fundraising mission the night before at £672,447 ($1,052,413), short…
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NASA and SpaceX targeting Dec. 19 for next Space Station Launch
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Dec. 19 as the launch date for the next unmanned cargo run to the…
How NASA Filmed Humans Last Leaving The Moon, 42 Years Ago
When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft -- even though nobody…
How To Take Photos Of Earth While Whizzing At 17,000 MPH
When you're flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a…
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…
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Mars Landing Recipe: Orion, A Big Rocket And Pretty-On-Paper Spacecraft
Can the just-flown Orion spacecraft truly get us to Mars? NASA has been portraying the mission as part of the…