Space Exploration

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…

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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

How to See the Historic Antares/Cygnus Launch to Space Station on Sept. 18

Top of the Rock - New York City Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft approximate launch trajectory view as should…

11 years ago

10 Historic Moments in Voyager’s Journey to Interstellar Space

Yesterday, NASA announced that as of August 2012, Voyager 1 is in a new frontier to humanity: interstellar space. Our…

11 years ago

This Is What It Looks Like Hovering Above An Asteroid

Now's your big chance to get up close and personal with Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar…

11 years ago

A Mercurial Milestone: 1,000 Featured Images from MESSENGER!

It's been nearly two and a half years since the NASA-sponsored MESSENGER mission entered orbit around Mercury -- the first…

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