Space Exploration

India’s First Mars Probe ‘MOM’ Blasts Free of Earth Joining MAVEN in Race to Red Planet

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - India’s first ever Mars probe 'MOM' successfully fired its main engine today (Dec. 1), blasting the…

11 years ago

Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…

11 years ago

Chinese ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Aims For The Moon On Sunday

If all goes well, expect another moon robot very soon. The Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover will lift off from China…

11 years ago

Spacesuit Leak And Fist Pumps: Ride Along With Astronaut’s Eventful Space Station Mission

The big news around astronaut circles these days is the assignment of Takuya Onishi -- from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency…

11 years ago

Curiosity Mars Rover Back in Action after Power Glitch

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NASA's car sized Curiosity Mars rover has resumed full science operations and driving following a six…

11 years ago

Astronauts To Chase Down Turkey Meal For Thanksgiving

Judging from the way those food packets are floating around, looks like the folks on the International Space Station will…

11 years ago

How Could We Recycle Satellites For Newer Missions?

Space junk is an ongoing concern for NASA, the European Space Agency and many others. After satellites live out their…

11 years ago

NASA’s LADEE Probe Starts Science Study of Thin Lunar Atmosphere and Dusty Mystery

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has descended to its planned low altitude…

11 years ago