Space Exploration
Opportunity Mars Rover Treks Past 41 Kilometers Towards ‘Marathon Valley’
The Opportunity Mars rover is busy on its wheels as it moves towards "Marathon Valley", a location that could include…
Pluto Spacecraft Wakes Up For An Exciting Close Encounter Next Year
Pluto, humanity is getting ready to change your image. The New Horizons spacecraft is awake once more after emerging from…
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The Dawn of Orion and the Path Beyond Earth: Spectacular Launch Gallery
Orion’s inaugural launch on Dec. 5, 2014 atop United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket at Space Launch Complex 37…
Venus Express May Be Out Of Fuel After Death-Duelling Maneuvers
After more than eight years orbiting a hellish planet, Venus Express is showing its age. The spacecraft made some risky…
Titan’s Atmosphere Still Baffles Us A Decade After Huygens Landing
It's almost exactly 10 years ago that humanity parachuted a spacecraft into Titan, that moon of Saturn that could hold…
Mars Needs You! Help Scientists Track Spring Thaw On Red Planet
We've been watching Mars with spacecraft for about 50 years, but there's still so little we know about the Red…
Europa Life: Could ‘Extreme Shrimp’ Point To Microbes On That Moon?
For all of the talk about aliens that we see in science fiction, the reality is in our Solar System,…
Philae’s Wild Comet Landing: Crater Grazing, Spinning And Landing In Parts Unknown
No, scientists haven't found Philae yet. But as they churn through the scientific data on the comet lander, more information…
Pluto’s Closeup Will Be Awesome Based On Jupiter Pics From New Horizons Spacecraft
New Horizons, you gotta wake up this weekend. There's so much work ahead of you when you reach Pluto next…
Orion’s ‘Glass Cockpit’ Will Steer Astronauts Through The Solar System
If it's good enough for a Boeing 787, it's gotta be good enough for space, right? NASA's Orion spacecraft --…