Space Exploration
Moon’s Blotchy Near Side Has Bigger Craters Than Expected
The familiar blotches that make up "the man in the moon", from the vantage point of Earth, happened because the…
Go Mars-Digging Beside Curiosity In New Interactive Panorama
Here's a nice distraction to start off the day: pretend you're playing in the sandbox of Mars alongside Curiosity. This…
Russia’s Second Shot at Phobos May Return Bits of Mars As Well
After the tragic failure of the first Phobos-Grunt mission to even make it out of low-Earth orbit, the Russian space…
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Requires Extra Thruster Firing after Premature Engine Shutdown
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) probe suffered a surprise hiccup overnight (Nov. 11 IST) when the main engine shut down…
How Much Science Data Has The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sent To Earth?
Imagine being able to watch three months' worth of high-definition space video sequentially -- maybe real-time coverage on the International…
Soyuz Spacecraft Landing: ‘The Ultimate Roller-Coaster Ride Back To Earth’
"It's only in the moment that you're in your spacesuit, and that the hatches are closing, that you know that…
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Super-Typhoon Haiyan Causes Catastrophic Death & Destruction – Space Images from NASA, ISRO, Roscosmos & ISS
Super Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines on November 9, 2013 as imaged from Earth orbit by NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg…
NBC To Broadcast Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Spaceflight
In true Richard Branson flair, the founder of Virgin Galactic has a multimedia plan in place for when he and…
Can The International Space Station Fit Bigger Astronaut Crews?
Things are a little more crowded than usual in the International Space Station. For a few days, nine astronauts and…
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Orion Service Module Comes Together and Testing Affirms Flight Design for 2014 Blastoff
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - All of the key hardware elements being assembled for NASA's new Orion spacecraft launching just…