Space Exploration
Dennis Tito Wants to Send Human Mission to Mars in 2018
According to a press release posted on SpaceRef and NASAWatch, Dennis Tito -- the first-ever space tourist -- is planning…
Hollywood’s Mixed Portrayal of John Glenn
We'll be the first to admit that the 1983 movie The Right Stuff takes artistic license when it talks about the Mercury…
The Lessons We Learned from Space Shuttle Enterprise
On this day 36 years ago, two astronauts aboard the space shuttle Enterprise took the ship out for its initial…
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Canadarm Ready to Ensnare Space Dragon after March 1 Blast Off
Wouldn’t you love to wake up to this gorgeous view of our home planet as a big hand waves a…
Laser-blasting System Could Vaporize Big Asteroids
The uncanny -- but unrelated -- combination of today's close flyby of Asteroid 2012 DA14 and the meteor that created…
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Curiosity Drills Historic 1st Bore Hole into Mars Rock for First Ever Science Analysis
Earth’s most advanced planetary robot ever has successfully bored into the interior of Martian rock and collected fresh samples in…
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Antares Rocket Critical Hotfire Engine Test Set for Feb. 12
Orbital Sciences Corporation has at last scheduled a critical engine test for the firm’s new commercially developed Antares medium class…
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Deep Impact Images Spectacular incoming Comet ISON – Curiosity & NASA Armada Will Try
Image Caption: This image of comet ISON (C/2012 S1) ) from NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft clearly shows the coma and…
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Curiosity Hammers into Mars Rock in Historic Feat
Image caption: Before and after comparison of Curiosity’s 1st ever drill test into Martian rock. Drill bit penetrated several mm…
We Are Made of Stardust
This brief quote by the late Carl Sagan is wonderfully illustrated in the beautiful and poignant short film "Stardust," directed…