Space Exploration
Ancient ‘Supervolcanoes’ Lurk On Mars And Once Showered Planet In Ash: Study
Once-active "supervolcanoes" in northern Mars likely spewed ash and dust thousands of miles away, producing powdery deposits noticed by the…
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Government Shutdown Stops MAVEN Work; Threatens NASA Mars Launch!
The upcoming Nov. 18 blastoff of NASA’s new MAVEN Mars orbiter is threatened by today’s US Federal Government shutdown. Launch…
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Navigating the Cosmos by Quasar
50 million light-years away a quasar resides in the hub of galaxy NGC 4438, an incredibly bright source of light…
What Does The Government Shutdown Mean For NASA?
A forthcoming NASA launch to Mars could be in danger of losing its launch window should a shutdown in the…
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Doubly Historic Day for Private Space: Cygnus docks at Station & Next Gen Falcon 9 Soars
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft is just a few feet away from the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during rendezvous and berthing…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…