Space Exploration
Sandy Ridges Pose A Mystery For Future Martian Beach Vacations
What are these thick dune-like features on Mars, and how were they formed? Scientists are still trying to puzzle out…
Saturn-Circling Cassini Spacecraft Plumbs Titan’s Seas Next Week
Is the surf up yet on Titan? As the moon of Saturn moves towards northern summer, scientists are trying to…
Radiation Blast Delays NASA Spacecraft’s Arrival At Dwarf Planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft experienced technical problems in the past week that will force it to arrive at dwarf planet Ceres…
Repaired Opportunity Rover Readies For ‘Marathon Valley’ As It Transmits Martian Images
With a newly cleared memory, it's time for Opportunity to resume the next stage of its long, long Martian drive.…
Could You Win A Trip To Space? New Group Aims To Use Contest Fees To Support Space Groups, Too
A new organization aims to send people to space on private spacecraft while supporting worthy causes on Earth at the…
New Horizons Sights Tiny Pluto Moon As Spacecraft Races Toward Dwarf Planet
Here's Hydra! The New Horizons team spotted the tiny moon of Pluto in July, about six months ahead of when…
Martian Ctl-Alt-Del: NASA Resets Opportunity Rover’s Memory, Stopping The Science Hiatus
In fantastic news for the long-running Opportunity mission on Mars, NASA says the rover's much-needed memory reset worked out perfectly.…
Comet’s Head Selected as Landing Site for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Lander
The ‘head’ of the bizarre comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been selected as the primary landing site for the Rosetta spacecraft's attached…
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NASA’s First Completed Orion Takes First Step on Journey to the Launch Pad
NASA’s Orion EFT 1 crew module departs Neil Armstrong Operation and Checkout Building on Sept. 11, 2014 at the Kennedy…
Astronaut Snaps Amazing Picture Of His Crewmates Returning To Earth
Wow! See that bright streak in the photo above? That's a shot of the Expedition 40 crew making a flawless…