Space Exploration

New Map Shows ‘Marsquakes’ Shook Wet Valles Marineris Sand, NASA Says

Mars today is a planet that appears to be mostly shaped by wind, but that wasn't always the case. A…

10 years ago

Freak Fast Winds Created Titan’s Massive, Mysterious Dunes

Titan is Saturn's largest moon and is constantly surprising scientists as the Cassini spacecraft probes under its thick atmosphere. Take…

10 years ago

Dawn Spacecraft’s Dwarf Planet Dance Improves Hubble’s Far-Away View

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best observatories humanity has. It's been operating for nearly 25 years in…

10 years ago

Opportunity Mars Rover Plagued By Flash Memory Problems, But Carries On

NASA's aging Mars rover is still struggling with Flash memory after several months of controllers trying to work around frequent…

10 years ago

Orion Off-Loaded for Cross Country Trek to Florida Home Base

After a brilliant first test flight, and historic Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery on Dec. 5, 2014, NASA’s Orion spacecraft…

10 years ago

How To Take Photos Of Earth While Whizzing At 17,000 MPH

When you're flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a…

10 years ago

Humans Last Landed On The Moon 42 Years Ago Today

For a brief period in the 1960s and 1970s, 12 people ventured all the way to the surface of the…

10 years ago

A Martian Blue Snake, Brought To You By Canadians And A Spacecraft

Here's the awesome thing about space and social media: in some cases, you can often follow along with a mission…

10 years ago

Mars Landing Recipe: Orion, A Big Rocket And Pretty-On-Paper Spacecraft

Can the just-flown Orion spacecraft truly get us to Mars? NASA has been portraying the mission as part of the…

10 years ago