Space Exploration
How Many Horses Can A Rocket Carry? Cool Comic Comparison
The challenge with thinking about space is putting it into terms that we can understand. How far is a light-year?…
Venus Express Out Of Gas; Mission Concludes, Spacecraft On Death Watch
After surviving an eight-year mission and a daring plunge into part of the atmosphere of Venus, a plucky spacecraft orbiting…
XPRIZE Moon Robot Contest Deadline Pushed Back A Year To 2016
For the 18 teams racing to put a robot on the Moon, some good news -- they have an extra…
Name That Crater On Mercury! MESSENGER Team Opens Public Contest
Here's your rare chance to leave a lasting mark on a piece of the Solar System. The team behind the…
Robotic Moon Lander Concept Raises $942K, Meeting Goal With A Day To Go
Update, Dec. 18, 8:09 a.m. EST: Lunar Mission One closed its fundraising mission the night before at £672,447 ($1,052,413), short…
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NASA and SpaceX targeting Dec. 19 for next Space Station Launch
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Dec. 19 as the launch date for the next unmanned cargo run to the…
Martian Teardrop: Here’s How The Sun Moves Over A Red Planet Year
Stand in the same spot every day. Take a picture of the Sun. What happens? Slowly, you see our closest…
Could Mercury Get A Meteor Shower From Comet Encke?
We're sure going to miss the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury when it concludes its mission in 2015, because it keeps…
How NASA Filmed Humans Last Leaving The Moon, 42 Years Ago
When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft -- even though nobody…
Amazing Up Close Videos Capture Orion’s Final Descent, Splashdown and Ocean Recovery
http://youtu.be/LoItSvCBN0U?list=UUjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg Video Caption: Last moments of Orion descent as viewed from the recovery ship USS Anchorage. Credit: NASA/US Navy Relive…