Space Exploration
Poof! This Spacecraft Could Get Under A Planet’s Skin
If you want to get inside a planet or moon fast, the European Space Agency says lobbing a spacecraft at…
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NASA & US Navy Test Demonstrates Water Recovery of Orion Crew Capsule
During the stationary recovery test of Orion at Norfolk Naval Base on Aug. 15, 2013, US Navy divers attached tow…
Voyager 1: Is It In or Is It Out?
Nearly 18.7 billion kilometers from Earth -- about 17 light-hours away -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is just about on…
Student Science Thunders to Space from NASA Wallops
A Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital rocket carrying experiments developed by university students nationwide in the RockSat-X program was successfully launched at…
The USAF’s ‘Space Fence’ Surveillance System: Another Victim of Sequestration
Times are getting tougher in the battle to track space debris. A key asset in the fight to follow and…
Aerospace Students Shoot for the Stars and Space Flight Dreams
Rocket science university students from Puerto Rico pose for photo op with the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket that will launch…
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Opportunity Mountain Goal Dead Ahead as Mars Orbiter Restarts Critical Targeting Hunt for Habitability Signs
Opportunity rover’s 1st mountain climbing goal is dead ahead in this up close view of Solander Point at Endeavour Crater.…
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Curiosity rover Celebrates 1 Year on Mars with Dramatic Discoveries
Curiosity accomplished Historic 1st drilling into Martian rock at John Klein outcrop on Feb 8, 2013 (Sol 182), shown in…
What’s The Asteroid Capture Mission Going to Look Like? NASA’s Starting Its Review
It's still unclear if NASA will receive Congressional funding or authorization to do an asteroid retrieval proposal backed by President Barack…
Why Teleportation Could Be Far Slower Than Walking
It always looked so easy in the Star Trek episodes. "Two to beam up," Captain James T. Kirk would say from the…