Space Exploration

Opportunity Scaling Solander Mountain Searching for Science and Sun

Opportunity starts scaling Solander Point - her 1st mountain climbing goal See the tilted terrain and rover tracks in this…

11 years ago

Curiosity Discovers Patch of Pebbles Formed by Flowing Martian Water on Mount Sharp Trek

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered a new patch of pebbles formed and rounded eons ago by flowing liquid water on…

11 years ago

Bazinga: Mysterious Earth Orbiting Asteroid Turns Out to be Space Junk

Can’t find asteroid 2010 QW1 in the Minor Planet Database? No, the “Men in Black” didn’t secretly remove this Earth-orbiting…

11 years ago

China Plans To Open Doors To Foreign Astronauts: Report

China's human spaceflight program may soon be opening the door to foreign astronauts. The Asian nation has so far been…

11 years ago

This Teenager Hosts Earth-To-Space Q&As With An Orbiting Astronaut

Meet Abigail Harrison. This teenager's enthusiasm about space so impressed Luca Parmitano -- who just happens to be a European…

11 years ago

How to Spot Commercial Cygnus Craft Chasing ISS for Sept. 22 Coupling

After launching to orbit atop the Antares rocket on Sept. 18, the first ever Cygnus cargo spacecraft is chasing the…

11 years ago

An Unexpected Ending for Deep Impact

After almost 9 years in space that included an unprecedented July 4th impact and subsequent flyby of a comet, an…

11 years ago

‘I Didn’t Think He Would Drown’: Spacewalking Crewmember on Spacesuit Leak

Safely back on Earth on Sept. 10, astronaut Chris Cassidy happily chatters about his daily trips to the gym --…

11 years ago

Antares Picture Perfect Blastoff Launches Commercial Space Race

Antares rocket lifts off at 10:58 a.m. EDT Sept 18 with commercial Cygnus cargo resupply ship bound for the International…

11 years ago

Proof! – Frogs Jump at Chance to Board Rockets to Space from NASA Wallops during Antares booster Rollout

WALLOPS ISLAND, VA – Have you seen the NASA frog? The one that became famous worldwide last week following the…

11 years ago