Space Exploration
Absolutely Spectacular Photos of Comet Lovejoy from the Space Station
[/caption] Check out this absolutely stunning collection of new Comet Lovejoy photos taken by space station commander Dan Burbank just…
NASA’s Dawn Orbiter snaps Best Ever Images of Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has swooped down to the closest orbit above the monster asteroid Vesta that the craft's cameras…
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Holiday Greetings from an Alien Snowman on Vesta
[/caption] Celebrate the winter holiday season in the company of an ‘Alien Snowman’ on the asteroid Vesta, someone we didn’t…
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Curiosity Starts First Science on Mars Sojurn – How Lethal is Space Radiation to Life’s Survival
[/caption] Barely two weeks into the 8 month journey to the Red Planet, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover…
Missions that Weren’t: NASA’s Manned Mission to Venus
[/caption] In the mid-1960s, before any Apollo hardware had flown with a crew, NASA was looking ahead and planning its…
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NASA Terminates Power, Locks Cargo Doors on Retiring Shuttle Discovery
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery was powered down forever and the payload bay doors were locked tight for the final time…
Ask Dr. Alan Stern
[/caption] We're testing a new "Ask" article format here at Universe Today and we know you've got a question you'd…
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NASA announces Feb. 7 launch for 1st SpaceX Docking to ISS
[/caption] Make or break time for NASA’s big bet on commercial space transportation is at last in view. NASA has…
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Revolutionary Air-Launched Commercial Rocket to Orbit Announced by Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen
[/caption] A mega quartet of luminaries led by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen and legendary aerospace designer Burt Rutan have…
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Dawn swoops to lowest orbit around Vesta – Unveiling Spectacular Alien World
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn Asteroid Orbiter successfully spiraled down today to the closest orbit the probe will ever achieve around the…