Space Exploration
Philae Idled, Batteries Drained; Needs Luck, Sunshine to Awake
Contact with the Philae lander was lost at 6:36 p.m. (CST) this evening, November 14th, before the normal loss of…
Cool Infographics Explain 8 Key Events on Orion’s EFT-1 Test Flight
After moving out to the launch pad earlier this week, NASA’s first Orion spacecraft was hoisted atop the most powerful…
This is How Orion’s Dramatic Flight Test Will Look Next Month
A ride into space, a high-speed re-entry and a safe parachute deployment. That's what NASA is hoping for when the…
Can Philae Power Up After Doing A Triple Comet Landing Into Shadowy Spot?
Update, 10 p.m. EST: Philae is now asleep, according to the European Space Agency, for what could prove to be…
Music to Celebrate the Rosetta Mission
We report on the Rosetta mission to share the news and follow the progress of the precarious-perched Philae. But sometimes it takes…
Wake Up, Pluto Spacecraft! New Horizons Emerges From Nap Next Month
It's not quite the cryogenic sleep featured in Interstellar, but all the same, NASA's New Horizons probe has spent most…
New Images from Philae Reveal Comet’s Ancient Surface
We may not know exactly where Philae is, but it's doing a bang-up job sending its first photos from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.…
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NASA’s Pathfinding Orion Rolls to Launch Pad, Hoisted atop Rocket for Maiden Blastoff
After years of effort, NASA’s pathfinding Orion spacecraft was rolled out to the launch pad early this morning, Wednesday, Nov.…
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Uranus Bland? Nope, It’s A Stormy Planet With Interesting Insides
Sometimes first impressions are poor ones. When the Voyager 2 spacecraft whizzed by Uranus in 1986, the close-up view of…
Philae’s First Photos; Update on its Troubled Landing
Hey, we're getting closer! This photo was taken by Philae's ROLIS instrument just 1.8 miles (3 km) above the surface…