Space Exploration
NASA announces launch dates, backup commander
[/caption] In the wake of the tragedy that took place last week in Tucson, Arizona, NASA has announced that astronaut…
NASA – The Frontier Is Everywhere (Videos): Readings from Carl Sagan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY59wZdCDo0 Check out this awesome pair of inspiring videos about NASA and Space Exploration. They are set to the ever…
Kepler Discovers Its Smallest and First Rocky Planet
[/caption] NASA’s Kepler planet hunting space telescope has made an historic discovery by finding its first rocky planet – and…
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Can China enter the international space family?
[/caption] It has often been called a ‘100 billion boondoggle’ - yet it is also unquestionably one of the most…
35 Days to STARDUST-NeXT Valentines Day Flyby of Comet Tempel 1
[/caption] 35 Days and Counting ! NASA’s re-purposed STARDUST- NeXT spacecraft is set to flyby Comet Tempel 1 at a…
NASA Redoubling Efforts to Contact Spirit
[/caption] No one is giving up hope for Spirit. Not Yet. And neither should you. It’s too soon to turn…
The Mystery of John Glenn’s Fireflies Returns
[/caption] What were the “fireflies” that John Glenn saw during the first orbital spaceflight for the US? Enjoy a new…
Opportunity Photographed from Mars Orbit at Crater Precipice
[/caption] “I enjoy seeing our rover again,“ says Steve Squyres in an exclusive for Universe Today. Squyres is the top…
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“Astrobiology” Parody Video of Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R”
Wanna get turned on by … “Astrobiology” ?? Are we alone in the universe? Well check out just this newly-released…
New Years Postcards from the Edge by Opportunity Mars Rover
[/caption] A robot from Earth is celebrating New Years on Mars by snapping another amazing set of “Postcards from the…