Space Exploration
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…
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Assembly Complete for NASA’s First Orion Crew Module Blasting off Dec. 2014
This past weekend technicians completed assembly of NASA’s first Orion crew module at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout…
Mars Panorama Shows Off Rocks, Mountains and Curiosity Rover
Hey, it's Mars in your browser! Panning around this scene that the Mars Curiosity rover captured earlier this month is…
Wanna Trip To Space? To Raise Money, Mars One Is Offering A Lynx Joyride
Private trips to space are pricey, but from time to time contests come up that offer even those of modest…
Rosetta’s Cloudy Comet Shroud Spotted From The Ground, While Spacecraft Picks Up Dust Grains
This picture shows it is possible to look at Rosetta's comet from Earth, but what a lot of work it…
Sweet Success for SpaceX with Second Successful AsiaSat Launch This Summer
Shortly after midnight this morning, Sunday, Sept. 7, SpaceX scored a major success with the spectacular night time launch of…